fluphenazine

[ floo-fen-uh-zeen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a potent tranquilizer, C 22 H 26 F 3 N 3 OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluphenazine¹

First recorded in 1955–60; flu(oro)- + phenazine