butyrophenone

bu·ty·ro·phe·none

(byo͞o-tĭr′ō-fə-nōn′, byo͞o′tə-rō-)

Any of a group of antipsychotic drugs, such as haloperidol, administered in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

[butyr(ic) + phen- + -one.]

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butyrophenone

(bjuːˌtaɪrəʊˈfiːnəʊn)

a drug used to treat psychiatric disorders

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