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olanzapine

US/oʊˈlæn.zəˌpin/

olanzapine noun: an antipsychotic drug C₁₇H₂₀H₄S administered orally especially in the short-term treatment of schizophrenia and acute manic episodes of bipolar disorder.

olanzapine: an antipsychotic drug C₁₇H₂₀H₄S administered orally especially in the short-term treatment of...
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Noun

olanzapine (uncountable)

  1. An antipsychotic drug C₁₇H₂₀H₄S administered orally especially in the short-term treatment of schizophrenia and acute manic episodes of bipolar disorder.

Origin of olanzapine

From olan- (of unknown origin) + -zapine (“alteration of benzodiazepine”).

Questions about olanzapine

What does olanzapine mean?
Olanzapine means an antipsychotic drug C₁₇H₂₀H₄S administered orally especially in the short-term treatment of schizophrenia and acute manic episodes of bipolar disorder.
What part of speech is olanzapine?
Olanzapine is a noun.
How do you pronounce olanzapine?
Olanzapine is pronounced /oʊˈlæn.zəˌpin/ (US).

Words near olanzapine in the dictionary

  1. Olanders
  2. Olango
  3. Olano
  4. Olanos
  5. Olanu
  6. olanzapine
  7. OLAP
  8. olaparib
  9. OLAPs
  10. olaquindox
  11. olaratumab

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