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noun
A first-generation antihistamine of the piperazine class, used as an antihistamine, antiemetic, anxiolytic, and weak analgesic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a drug (trade names Atarax and Vistaril) used as a tranquilizer to treat anxiety and motion sickness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: hydroxyzine hydrochloride, Atarax, Vistaril
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: minor tranquilizer, minor tranquillizer, minor tranquilliser, antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug
History
Blend of hydroxy- + piperazine.
