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beclomethasone

[ bek-loh-meth-uh-sohn, -zohn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a potent synthetic corticosteroid, C 28 H 37 ClO 7 , prepared as an inhalant in the treatment of bronchial asthma.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of beclomethasone1

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

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