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paliperidone

US/ˌpæl.ɪˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdoʊn/

paliperidone noun: 9-hydroxyrisperidone, an atypical antipsychotic drug.

paliperidone: 9-hydroxyrisperidone, an atypical antipsychotic drug
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Noun

paliperidone (uncountable)

  1. 9-hydroxyrisperidone, an atypical antipsychotic drug.

Origin of paliperidone

From pali- (of unknown origin) + -peridone (“risperidone derivative”).

Questions about paliperidone

What does paliperidone mean?
Paliperidone means 9-hydroxyrisperidone, an atypical antipsychotic drug.
What part of speech is paliperidone?
Paliperidone is a noun.
How do you pronounce paliperidone?
Paliperidone is pronounced /ˌpæl.ɪˈpɛɹ.ɪˌdoʊn/ (US).

Words near paliperidone in the dictionary

  1. palintropes
  2. palinurid
  3. palinurids
  4. palinuroid
  5. Palio di Siena
  6. paliperidone
  7. palipraxia
  8. palipraxias
  9. palirrhea
  10. Palis
  11. palisade

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