phenothiazine

Definitions of phenothiazine
  1. noun
    a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites
    synonyms: thiodiphenylamine
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    types:
    Thorazine, chlorpromazine
    a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
    type of:
    thiazine
    a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom
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