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phenothiazine

phe·no·thi·a·zine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fee-nuh-thahy-uh-zeen, -zin]
    • /ˌfi nəˈθaɪ əˌzin, -zɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fee-nuh-thahy-uh-zeen, -zin]
    • /ˌfi nəˈθaɪ əˌzin, -zɪn/

Definitions of phenothiazine word

  • noun phenothiazine Chemistry. a grayish-green to greenish-yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 1 2 H 9 NS, used chiefly as an insecticide and vermifuge, and in the synthesis of pharmaceuticals. 1
  • noun phenothiazine Pharmacology. any of a class of medications used principally to treat psychotic symptoms, as delusions or hallucinations, and excessive excitability. 1
  • noun phenothiazine a colourless to light yellow insoluble crystalline compound used as an anthelmintic for livestock and in insecticides. Formula: C12H9NS 0
  • noun phenothiazine any of several drugs derived from phenothiazine and used as strong tranquillizers and in the treatment of schizophrenia 0
  • noun phenothiazine a yellowish, crystalline substance, C12H9NS, used as an insecticide, in the treatment of worm infections in livestock, and in the synthesis of tranquilizers 0
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Origin of phenothiazine

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
First recorded in 1890-95; pheno- + thiazine

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Parts of speech for Phenothiazine

noun
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phenothiazine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • chlorpromazine

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

  • cyproheptadine

    a type of antihistamine drug used in the treatment of allergies

  • droperidol

    a phenothiazine, C 22 H 22 FN 3 O 2 , used as an anesthetic or antiemetic, or for emergency control of severe behavioral disturbance.

  • fluphenazine

    a potent tranquilizer, C 22 H 26 F 3 N 3 OS, derived from phenothiazine and used in various forms for the management of certain neurological or psychotic disorders and for short-term treatment of acute anxiety.

  • thioridazine

    a phenothiazine, C 21 H 26 N 2 S 2 , used as an antipsychotic chiefly in the treatment of acute psychoses and schizophrenia.
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