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PHENOTHIAZINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites

Synonyms:

phenothiazine; thiodiphenylamine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("phenothiazine" is a kind of...):

thiazine (a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phenothiazine"):

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

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 Context examples: 

The hydrochloride salt form of chlorpromazine, a phenothiazine and traditional antipsychotic agent with anti-emetic activity.

(Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A phenothiazine with antipsychotic activity.

(Fluphenazine, NCI Thesaurus)