Meanings
nounamisulpride (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA selective dopamine antagonist that is used as an antipsychotic drug.
Origin
- Egyptianjmn
- Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
- LatinAmmōn
- Latinammoniacus
- Englishammonia
- Englishamine
- Englishamino-
- Englishsulfonic
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Englishsulfonyl
- Latinsulpur
- Latinsulfur
- Latinsulphur
- Anglo-Normansulfre
- Middle Englishsulphur
- Englishsulf(ur)
- Englishammonia
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishamide
- Englishsulfamide
- Englishsul(famoyl)
- Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
- Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
- Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
- GermanPyrro
- Englishpyrrole
- Englishpyrrolidine
- Englishpyr(rolidinyl)
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishbenz-
- Englishamide
- English(benzam)ide
- Englishsulpiride
- Englishamisulpride
From ami(no)- + sul(fonyl) + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish amisulpridi
- amisulpridiTranslations
Portuguese amisulprida, amissulprida
- amisulpridaTranslations
- amissulpridaTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
amisulpride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amisulpride
MLA
“amisulpride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amisulpride. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amisulpride,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amisulpride.
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