beclomethasone

[ bek-loh-meth-uh-sohn, -zohn ]
/ ˌbɛk loʊˈmɛθ əˌsoʊn, -ˌzoʊn /

noun Pharmacology.

a potent synthetic corticosteroid, C28H37ClO7, prepared as an inhalant in the treatment of bronchial asthma.

Origin of beclomethasone

1970–75; perhaps be(ta-) + c(h)lo(ro-)2 + meth(yl) + -as- (< ?) + -one

Words nearby beclomethasone

becknell, beckon, beckwith-wiedemann syndrome, becky, beclasp, beclomethasone, becloud, become, become of, becoming, becquerel