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spiperone

US/ˈspɪp.əˌɹoʊn/

spiperone noun: a psychoactive drug structurally related to butyrophenone.

spiperone: a psychoactive drug structurally related to butyrophenone
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Noun

spiperone (uncountable)

  1. A psychoactive drug structurally related to butyrophenone.

Origin of spiperone

From spi(ro) + -perone (“4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivative”).

Words formed from spiperone

Questions about spiperone

What does spiperone mean?
Spiperone means a psychoactive drug structurally related to butyrophenone.
What part of speech is spiperone?
Spiperone is a noun.
How do you pronounce spiperone?
Spiperone is pronounced /ˈspɪp.əˌɹoʊn/ (US).

Words near spiperone in the dictionary

  1. spinytail
  2. Spio
  3. spionid
  4. spionids
  5. spionkopite
  6. spiperone
  7. spir't
  8. spirable
  9. spiracle
  10. spiracles
  11. spiracula

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