BUTYROPHENONE


Meaning of BUTYROPHENONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbyü-tə-(ˌ)rō-fə-ˈnōn ]

noun

Etymology: butyr- + phen- + -one

Date: 1970

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.