timolol Pharm.
(ˈtɪməlɒl)
[f. tim- (of unknown origin) + -olol, after propranolol.]
A β-adrenergic blocking agent used in the treatment of hypertension; (-)-1-tert-butylamino-3-(4-morpholino-1, 2, 5-thiadiazol-3-yloxy)-propan-2-ol, C13H24N4O3S.
| 1973 Arch. Internat. de Pharmacodyn. et de Thérapie CCV. 92 As a β-adrenergic blocking agent, timolol was found to be more potent than propranolol. 1976 Nature 22 July 307/2 Neither phentolamine..nor timolol, a specific blocker of beta-receptors..had any effect. |