terbutalinePronunciation: /təːˈbjuːtəliːn/Definition of terbutaline noun [mass noun] Medicine a synthetic compound with bronchodilator properties, used especially in the treatment of asthma. Chemical formula: C12H19NO3 Origin: 1960s: from ter- + butyl (elements of the systematic name), on the pattern of words such as isoprenalineterbutaline in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of terbutaline in the US English dictionary
