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1. beta-adrenergic_blocker
noun. any of various drugs used in treating hypertension or arrhythmia; decreases force and rate of heart contractions by blocking beta-adrenergic receptors of the autonomic nervous system.
Synonyms
- Sectral
- Corgard
- Inderal
- propanolol
- Lopressor
- beta-adrenergic blocking agent
- beta blocker
- acebutolol
- nadolol
- carvedilol
- beta-blocking agent
- Tenormin
- Visken
- atenolol
- Blocadren
- Brevibloc
- blocker
- esmolol
- pindolol
- timolol
- blocking agent
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Rhymes with Beta Particle
Sentences with beta-particle
1. Noun Phrase
Both alpha and beta particles can be hazardous to your health.
2. Noun Phrase
Unlike alpha and beta particles, gamma rays have no mass and no electric charge.
3. Noun Phrase
These particles are referred to as beta particles despite also having other names.
4. Noun Phrase
Alpha and beta particles consist of matter, and gamma rays are bursts of energy.
2. beta-adrenoceptor
noun. receptors postulated to exist on nerve cell membranes of the sympathetic nervous system in order to explain the specificity of certain agents that affect only some sympathetic activities (such as vasodilation and increased heart beat).
Synonyms
- sympathetic nervous system
- beta receptor
- receptor
3. beta-interferon
noun. a form of interferon that is produced by fibroblasts and have antiviral effects; used in the treatment of multiple sclerosis.
4. particle
noun. ['ˈpɑːrtəkəl, ˈpɑːrtɪkəl'] (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.
Synonyms
- speck
- stuff
- molecule
- chylomicron
- grain
- flyspeck
- mote
- grinding
- material
- atom
- identification particle
Antonyms
- thin
- hardness
- insulator
- conductor
Etymology
- particule (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
5. particle
noun. ['ˈpɑːrtəkəl, ˈpɑːrtɪkəl'] a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions.
Synonyms
- superstring
- scintilla
- elementary particle
- fermion
- micelle
- ion
- magnetic monopole
- beta particle
- subatomic particle
- virion
- alpha particle
- thermion
- boson
- body
- prion
- fundamental particle
- deuteron
Antonyms
- unbreakableness
- softness
- thick
- porosity
Etymology
- particule (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
6. particle
noun. ['ˈpɑːrtəkəl, ˈpɑːrtɪkəl'] a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs.
Synonyms
- closed-class word
Antonyms
- thinness
- breakableness
Etymology
- particule (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
7. beta
noun. ['ˈbeɪtə'] the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet.
Synonyms
- Greek alphabet
- alphabetic character
- letter of the alphabet
Antonyms
- meaningless
- noncritical
- indecisive
- noncrucial
Etymology
- βῆτα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
8. beta
adjective. ['ˈbeɪtə'] second in order of importance.
Synonyms
- important
Antonyms
- unimportance
- insignificant
Etymology
- βῆτα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
9. Beta
noun. beets.
Synonyms
- beet
- family Chenopodiaceae
- goosefoot family
- common beet
- Beta vulgaris
- caryophylloid dicot genus
- Chenopodiaceae
10. beta
adjective. ['ˈbeɪtə'] preliminary or testing stage of a software or hardware product.
Synonyms
- exploratory
Antonyms
- worthless
- inessential
Etymology
- βῆτα (Ancient Greek (to 1453))