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isoproterenol

[ ahy-suh-proh-ter-uh-nawl, -nol ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a beta-adrenergic receptor agonist, C 11 H 17 NO 3 , used as a bronchodilator.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of isoproterenol1

1955–60; isopro(pyl) + (Ar)terenol trade name for a hydrochloride of norepinephrine

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