Definition of Ventolin in English:

Ventolin

noun ˈvɛntəlɪnˈvɛn(t)ələn

mass nountrademark

A synthetic compound related to aspirin, used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of asthma and other conditions involving constriction of the airways.
Also called salbutamol
Example sentencesExamples
- But Ventolin's manufacturer, Glaxo, over the years has so strongly marketed the brand name that it's become entrenched.
- She hands me the wooden pin with its red handles and goes to the top drawer for one of her Ventolin inhalers.
- Add NyQuil, two sleepless nights in a row, antibiotics, Motrin and Ventolin and you have a mind that knows not what it sees or hears.
- It is available generically and as the brand names Proventil and Ventolin.
- I suck a Ventolin puffer a few times a year when the dust gets too much and my pipes get tight.

Origin

1960s: perhaps from ventilate + -ol + -in¹.

Definition of Ventolin in US English:

Ventolin

nounˈvɛn(t)ələn

trademark

A synthetic compound related to aspirin, used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of asthma and other conditions involving constriction of the airways.
Also called salbutamol
Example sentencesExamples
- It is available generically and as the brand names Proventil and Ventolin.
- She hands me the wooden pin with its red handles and goes to the top drawer for one of her Ventolin inhalers.
- I suck a Ventolin puffer a few times a year when the dust gets too much and my pipes get tight.
- But Ventolin's manufacturer, Glaxo, over the years has so strongly marketed the brand name that it's become entrenched.
- Add NyQuil, two sleepless nights in a row, antibiotics, Motrin and Ventolin and you have a mind that knows not what it sees or hears.

Origin

1960s: perhaps from ventilate + -ol + -in.

单词	Ventolin
释义	Definition of Ventolin in English: Ventolin noun ˈvɛntəlɪnˈvɛn(t)ələn mass nountrademark A synthetic compound related to aspirin, used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of asthma and other conditions involving constriction of the airways. Also called salbutamol Example sentencesExamples But Ventolin's manufacturer, Glaxo, over the years has so strongly marketed the brand name that it's become entrenched. She hands me the wooden pin with its red handles and goes to the top drawer for one of her Ventolin inhalers. Add NyQuil, two sleepless nights in a row, antibiotics, Motrin and Ventolin and you have a mind that knows not what it sees or hears. It is available generically and as the brand names Proventil and Ventolin. I suck a Ventolin puffer a few times a year when the dust gets too much and my pipes get tight. Origin 1960s: perhaps from ventilate + -ol + -in¹. Definition of Ventolin in US English: Ventolin nounˈvɛn(t)ələn trademark A synthetic compound related to aspirin, used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of asthma and other conditions involving constriction of the airways. Also called salbutamol Example sentencesExamples It is available generically and as the brand names Proventil and Ventolin. She hands me the wooden pin with its red handles and goes to the top drawer for one of her Ventolin inhalers. I suck a Ventolin puffer a few times a year when the dust gets too much and my pipes get tight. But Ventolin's manufacturer, Glaxo, over the years has so strongly marketed the brand name that it's become entrenched. Add NyQuil, two sleepless nights in a row, antibiotics, Motrin and Ventolin and you have a mind that knows not what it sees or hears. Origin 1960s: perhaps from ventilate + -ol + -in.
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