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PHENOTHIAZINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites
Synonyms:
phenothiazine; thiodiphenylamine
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("phenothiazine" is a kind of...):
thiazine (a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phenothiazine"):
chlorpromazine; Thorazine (a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer)
Context examples:
The hydrochloride salt form of chlorpromazine, a phenothiazine and traditional antipsychotic agent with anti-emetic activity.
(Chlorpromazine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
A phenothiazine with antipsychotic activity.
(Fluphenazine, NCI Thesaurus)
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