NOUN | artifact | Elixophyllin, theophylline, Slo-Bid, Theobid | a colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically |
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Meaning | A colorless crystalline alkaloid derived from tea leaves or made synthetically; used in medicine as a bronchial dilator. | |
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Synonyms | theophylline, Slo-Bid, Theobid | |
Broader | bronchodilator | A drug that relaxes and dilates the bronchial passageways and improves the passages of air into the lungs |
Usage of | trade name | a name given to a product or service |
trademark | a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer / manufacturer or distributor / distributor of a product | |
Spanish | teofilina | |
Catalan | teofilina, teofil·lina |
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