PROVENTIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Proventil mean? 

• PROVENTIL (noun)
  The noun PROVENTIL has 1 sense:

1. a bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness

  Familiarity information: PROVENTIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROVENTIL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bronchodilator (trade names Ventolin or Proventil) used for asthma and emphysema and other lung conditions; available in oral or inhalant forms; side effects are tachycardia and shakiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

albuterol; Proventil; Ventolin

Hypernyms ("Proventil" is a kind of...):

bronchodilator (a drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)