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perphenazine

per·phen·a·zine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [per-fen-uh-zeen, -zin]
    • /pərˈfɛn əˌzin, -zɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [per-fen-uh-zeen, -zin]
    • /pərˈfɛn əˌzin, -zɪn/

Definitions of perphenazine word

  • noun perphenazine a crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 2 1 H 2 6 ClN 3 OS, used chiefly as a tranquilizer and in the treatment of intractable hiccoughs and nausea and vomiting. 1
  • noun perphenazine a potent antipsychotic drug with formula C21H26ClN3OS, used to treat psychoses such as schizophrenia 0

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Origin of perphenazine

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; per- + phen(othi)azine

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Parts of speech for Perphenazine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

perphenazine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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