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butyrophenone

US/ˌbjuː.tə.ɹoʊ.fəˈnoʊn/

butyrophenone noun: any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (such as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment of schizophrenia.

Noun

butyrophenone (uncountable)

  1. Any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (such as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment of schizophrenia.

Origin of butyrophenone

From butyro- + phenone.

Words formed from butyrophenone

Questions about butyrophenone

What does butyrophenone mean?
Butyrophenone means any of a class of antipsychotic drugs (such as haloperidol) used especially in the treatment of schizophrenia.
What part of speech is butyrophenone?
Butyrophenone is a noun.
How do you pronounce butyrophenone?
Butyrophenone is pronounced /ˌbjuː.tə.ɹoʊ.fəˈnoʊn/ (US).

Words near butyrophenone in the dictionary

  1. butyrometer
  2. butyrometers
  3. butyrometric
  4. butyrone
  5. butyronitrile
  6. butyrophenone
  7. butyrophenones
  8. butyrophilin
  9. butyrophilins
  10. butyrospermol
  11. butyrous

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