psychotropic

/ˌsaɪkəˈtɹɒpɪk/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

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A psychotropic drug or agent.

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ψῡχή (psūkhḗ) Ancient Greek ψῡχο- (psūkho-)der. English psycho- Proto-Indo-European *trep-der. Ancient Greek τρέπω (trépō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροπή (tropḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ῐκός (-ĭkós) Ancient Greek τροπῐκός (tropĭkós)bor. English -tropic English psychotropic From psycho- + -tropic.

more psychotropic (comparative) most psychotropic (superlative) psychotropics (plural)

neuropsychotropic nonpsychotropic

psychotropism

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsaɪkəˈtɹɒpɪk/.

What does psychotropic mean?

Affecting the mind or mental processes.

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