chlor·prom·a·zine

(klôr-prŏm′ə-zēn′, -prō′mə-)

A phenothiazine drug, C₁₇H₁₉ClN₂S, usually given in its hydrochloride form and used chiefly to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, nausea and vomiting, and intractable hiccups.

[chlor(o)- + pro(pyl) + m(ethyl) + azine.]

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chlorpromazine

(klɔːˈprɒməˌziːn)

(Pharmacology) a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C17H19ClN2S

[C20: from chloro- + pro(pyl + a)m(ine) + azine]

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chlor•prom•a•zine

(klɔrˈprɒm əˌzin, kloʊr-)

n.

a crystalline powder derived from phenothiazine, used chiefly as an antipsychotic and to control nausea.

[1950–55; chlor- + pro (pyl) + (a) m (ine) + azine]

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Noun

chlorpromazine - a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer

Thorazine

antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug - tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired

phenothiazine, thiodiphenylamine - a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites

Translations

chlorpromazine

n. cloropromacina, antiemético y tranquilizante.