BUTYROPHENONE


Meaning of BUTYROPHENONE in English

/byooh tir'oh feuh nohn"/ , n. Pharm.

any of a class of antipsychotics, as haloperidol, used to relieve symptoms of schizophrenia, acute psychosis, or other severe psychiatric disorders.

[ 1940-45; BUTYR(IC) + -O- + PHEN- + -ONE ]

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