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沙丁胺醇

shā dīng àn chúndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
salbutamol (a beta 2 agonist used in treating asthma) / also known as albuterol, proventil and ventolin
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-612dd24af0736552. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

沙丁胺醇 沙丁胺醇 [sha1 ding1 an4 chun2] /salbutamol (a beta 2 agonist used in treating asthma)/also known as albuterol, proventil and ventolin/

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Character information

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  • 沙
    shā

    granule / hoarse / raspy / sand / powder / CL:粒[lì] / abbr. for Tsar or Tsarist Russia

    shà

    (dialect) to sift / to sieve

    Shā

    surname Sha

  • 丁
    dīng

    male adult / the 4th of the 10 Heavenly Stems 天干[tiān gān] / fourth (used like "4" or "D") / small cube of meat or vegetable / (literary) to encounter / (archaic) ancient Chinese compass point: 195° / (chemistry) butyl

    zhēng

    used in 丁丁[zhēng zhēng]

    Dīng

    surname Ding

  • 胺
    àn

    (chemistry) amine / colloquial pr. [ān] / Taiwan pr. [ān]

  • 醇
    chún

    alcohol / wine with high alcohol content / rich / pure / good wine / sterols

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