salmeterol
/sælˈmɛt.əˌɹɔl/noun
salmeterol is spelled S-A-L-M-E-T-E-R-O-L: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, salmeterol means “A bronchodilator administered by oral inhalation in the form of a salt C₂₅H₃₇NO₄·C₁₁H₈O₃ to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in salmeterol?
| Letters | 10: S-A-L-M-E-T-E-R-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is salmeterol?
Salmeterol appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce salmeterol?
- US /sælˈmɛt.əˌɹɔl/
Salmeterol has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does salmeterol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bronchodilator administered by oral inhalation in the form of a salt C₂₅H₃₇NO₄·C₁₁H₈O₃ to treat bronchospasm associated especially with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It acts as an agonist, binding to beta-receptors that mediate the relaxation of bronchial muscles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does salmeterol come from?
Probably from sal(butamol)[Term?] + -terol (“phenethylamine derivative”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).