benperidol
A potent butyrophenone antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and antisocial…A potent butyrophenone antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and antisocial hypersexual behaviour.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A potent butyrophenone antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and antisocial hypersexual behaviour.
Origin
From ben(zimidazolone) + -peridol (“haloperidol derivative”).From ben(zimidazolone) + -peridol (“haloperidol derivative”).
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Word family
1 related wordsDeriveddroperidol
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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