sotalol
/ˈsoʊ.təˌlɔl/noun
sotalol is a noun meaning “A beta-adrenergic blocking agent administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₂H₂₀N₂O₃S·HCl to treat ventricular arrhythmias” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled S-O-T-A-L-O-L and has 3 syllables, and it appears about once in every 44 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does sotalol mean?
noun
- 1
A beta-adrenergic blocking agent administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₂H₂₀N₂O₃S·HCl to treat ventricular arrhythmias.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce sotalol?
- US /ˈsoʊ.təˌlɔl/
Sotalol has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is sotalol?
Sotalol appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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).
Where does sotalol come from?
Probably from so(r)ta + -alol (“beta blocker”), for it is "sort of" a beta blocker due to its additional potassium channel blocking effects.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).