chlorpromazine

chlorpromazine [klawr-prom-uh-zeen, klohr-] Word Origin noun

1. a grayish-white, crystalline powder, C17H19ClN2S, derived from phenothiazine, used chiefly to inhibit nausea and vomiting and as a major tranquilizer in the management of schizophrenia and related psychoses.

Origin of chlorpromazine First recorded in 1950–55; chlor-2 + pro(pyl) + (a)m(ine) + azine British Dictionary definitions for chlorpromazine chlorpromazine noun

1. a drug derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer and sedative, esp in psychotic disorders. Formula: C 17 H 19 ClN 2 S

Word Origin for chlorpromazine C20: from chloro- + pro (pyl + a) m (ine) + azine chlorpromazine in Medicine chlorpromazine [klôr-prŏm′ə-zēn′, -prō′mə-] n.

1. A phenothiazine antipsychotic agent with antiemetic, antiadrenergic, and anticholinergic actions.