timolol maleate

[tim-uh-lawl, -lol]

noun Pharmacology.

a beta blocker, C13H24N4O3S⋅C4H4O4, used in the treatment of angina, hypertension, and glaucoma.

Origin of timolol maleate

origin uncertain; perhaps t(h)i- + m(ethyl) + -ol¹ + -ol¹

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