PHENOTHIAZINE


Meaning of PHENOTHIAZINE in English

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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.