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chlorpromazine

[klawr-prom-uh-zeen, klohr-]
noun
  1. a grayish-white, crystalline powder, C17H19ClN2S, derived from phenothiazine, used chiefly to inhibit nausea and vomiting and as a major tranquilizer in the management of schizophrenia and related psychoses.

Origin of chlorpromazine

First recorded in 1950–55; chlor-2 + pro(pyl) + (a)m(ine) + azine
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British Dictionary definitions for chlorpromazine

chlorpromazine

noun
  1. a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C 17 H 19 ClN 2 S

Word Origin for chlorpromazine

C20: from chloro- + pro (pyl + a) m (ine) + azine
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chlorpromazine in Medicine

chlorpromazine

[klôr-prŏm′ə-zēn′, -prō′mə-]
n.
  1. A phenothiazine antipsychotic agent with antiemetic, antiadrenergic, and anticholinergic actions.
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