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trifluoperazine

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[trahy-floo-uh-per-uh-zeen] / traɪˌflu əˈpɛr əˌzin /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.


Etymology

Origin of trifluoperazine

First recorded in 1955–60; tri- + fluo- + (pi)perazine

Example Sentences

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It is a widely used antipsychotic medication called trifluoperazine.

From Nature

Wang's systematic search led him to trifluoperazine.

From Nature

Moreover, Wang says, trifluoperazine may have the added effect of reducing people's opioid tolerance levels so they are once again responsive to those medications.

From Nature

The fact that trifluoperazine worked for some people but not others may have been a result of genetic differences.

From Nature

Glass vials of pancuronium and trifluoperazine were lined up on the top shelf like little soldiers.

From The Guardian