PHENOTHIAZINE


Meaning of PHENOTHIAZINE in English

I. |fēnō+ noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phen- + thiazine

: a greenish yellow crystalline compound C 12 H 9 NS that is formed by heating diphenylamine with sulfur, that is an anthelmintic and insecticide, and that is used chiefly in veterinary practice to rid farm animals of internal parasites — called also thiodiphenylamine ; compare structural formula

II. noun

: any of various phenothiazine derivatives (as chlorpromazine) that are used as tranquilizing agents especially in the treatment of schizophrenia

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