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promazine

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpɹəʊ.mə.ziːn/
  • General-American: /ˈpɹoʊ.mə.zin/
  • rhymes with -əʊməziːn

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noun

Meaning 1

A phenothiazine antipsychotic, with the chemical formula C17H20N2S.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Sparine

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From promethazine. First attested in the 1950s.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: promazina — Translations
  • Portuguese: promazina — Translations