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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
albuterol, chemical used in treating asthma
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Original source entry:

阿布叔醇 阿布叔醇 [a1 bu4 shu1 chun2] /albuterol, chemical used in treating asthma/

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  • 阿
    ā

    prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity / (bound form) abbreviation for country names beginning with 阿, e.g. 阿富汗[Ā fù hàn] "Afghanistan"

    ē

    (literary) to flatter / to curry favor with

  • 布
    bù

    to announce / to spread / cloth / to declare / to make known

  • 叔
    shū

    uncle / father's younger brother / husband's younger brother / Taiwan pr. [shú]

  • 醇
    chún

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

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