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thiazine

Definitions of thiazine
  1. noun
    a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom
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    types:
    methylene blue, methylthionine chloride
    a dark green dye used as a stain, an antiseptic, a chemical indicator, and an antidote in cyanide poisoning
    phenothiazine, thiodiphenylamine
    a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites
    Thorazine, chlorpromazine
    a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
    type of:
    organic compound
    any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
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