n.
Pronunciation: ˌ f ē -n ō - ' th ī - ə - ˌ z ē n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1894
1 : a greenish-yellow crystalline compound C 12 H 9 NS used as an anthelmintic and insecticide especially in veterinary practice
2 : any of various phenothiazine derivatives (as chlorpromazine) that are used as tranquilizing agents especially in the treatment of schizophrenia