acebutolol

[as-uh-byoo-tl-awl, -ol]

ac·e·bu·to·lol

[as-uh-byoo-tl-awl, -ol]
noun Pharmacology.
a beta blocker, C18H28N2O4, used in the management of hypertension, angina pectoris, and cardiac arrhythmias.

Origin:
1965–70; coined from components of the chemical name; see acetyl, butyl
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Acebutolol has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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acebutolol

noun
an oral beta blocker (trade name Sectral) used in treating hypertension 
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