"Pimozide" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Pimozide is a medication primarily used in the treatment of schizophrenia and certain types of tic disorders such as Tourette's syndrome. It belongs to the class of drugs known as typical antipsychotics, and functions by blocking dopamine receptors in the brain. This helps to counteract the excessive dopamine activity associated with the symptoms of schizophrenia, such as hallucinations and delusions.
Pimentos are a type of sweet or bell pepper, typically green when immature, but allowed to ripen to a bright red or yellowish color when fully mature. They have a sweet, slightly smoky flavor and are often stuffed or pickled for use in cooking.
1. In a piquant or provocative manner.Example: The provocative essay was written in a deliberately perfidious way to raise awareness.Synonyms: A seemingly innocuous but actually offensive, slyly deceitful, aircraft, deceitful.
Pimpinella is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family (Apiaceae). The genus includes several annual and biennial species, typically growing 1–3 meters tall, with pinnatifid, ternately pinnate, or palmate, alternate leaves, and small, discolored, globular umbels of small white or greenish white flowers.