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11 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired
originBorrowed from French neuroleptique, coined by Jean Delay and Pierre Deniker in 1955. Constructed from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “neuron”) and λῆψις (lêpsis), noun form of λαμβάνω (lambánō, “take hold of”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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