sulpiride

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noun

A drug used mainly in the treatment of psychosis.

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Meanings

nounsulpiride (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA drug used mainly in the treatment of psychosis.

Origin

  1. Latinsulpur
  2. Latinsulfur
  3. Latinsulphur
  4. Anglo-Normansulfre
  5. Middle Englishsulphur
  6. Englishsulf(ur)
  7. Egyptianjmn
  8. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  9. LatinAmmōn
  10. Latinammoniacus
  11. Englishammonia
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishamide
  14. Englishsulfamide
  15. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  16. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  17. Englishsul(famoyl)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  19. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  20. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  21. Ancient Greekπῠρρός (pŭrrhós)
  22. GermanPyrro
  23. Englishpyrrole
  24. Englishpyrrolidine
  25. Englishpyr(rolidinyl)
  26. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  27. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  28. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  29. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  30. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  31. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  32. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  33. Old Javanesejawa
  34. Old JavaneseJawi
  35. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  36. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  37. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  38. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  39. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  40. Catalanbenjuí
  41. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  42. Englishbenzoin
  43. Englishbenzo-
  44. Englishbenz-
  45. Englishamide
  46. English(benzam)ide
  47. Englishsulpiride

From sul(famoyl) + pyr(rolidinyl) + (benzam)ide.

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APA

sulpiride. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulpiride

MLA

“sulpiride.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulpiride. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sulpiride,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sulpiride.

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