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noun
A synthetic antipsychotic drug, with the chemical formula C17H19ClN2S.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: aminazine, Largacti, Thorazine
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Thorazine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: major tranquilizer, major tranquillizer, major tranquilliser, antipsychotic drug, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic, neuroleptic drug, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic, phenothiazine, thiodiphenylamine
History
Borrowed from French chloropromazine. By surface analysis, chlor- + promazine. First attested in the 1950s.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
