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Meaning: Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired Classified under: Nouns denoting man-made objects Synonyms: antipsychotic; antipsychotic agent; antipsychotic drug; major tranquilizer; major tranquilliser; major tranquillizer; neuroleptic; neuroleptic agent; neuroleptic drug Hypernyms ("antipsychotic agent" is a kind of...): antianxiety agent; ataractic; ataractic agent; ataractic drug; tranquilizer; tranquilliser; tranquillizer (a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity) Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antipsychotic agent"): chlorpromazine; Thorazine (a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer) Navane; thiothixene (a tranquilizer (trade name Navane) used to treat schizophrenia) Mellaril; thioridazine (a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders) prochlorperazine (antipsychotic and antiemetic drug used to treat schizophrenia and to combat nausea and vomiting) Moban; molindone (antipsychotic drug (trade name Moban) used in the treatment of schizophrenia) loxapine; Loxitane (a tranquilizer (trade name Loxitane) used to treat schizophrenia) Haldol; haloperidol (tranquilizer (trade name Haldol) used to treat some psychotic disorders and Tourette's syndrome) fluphenazine (tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disorders) diphenylbutyl piperidine (a group of antipsychotic drugs used mainly in the treatment of schizophrenia) clozapine; Clozaril (an antipsychotic drug (trade name Clozaril) used as a sedative and for treatment-resistant schizophrenia; know to have few side effects) Eskalith; Lithane; lithium carbonate; Lithonate (a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug; the drug (trade names Lithane or Lithonate or Eskalith) is used to treat some forms of depression and manic episodes of manic-depressive disorder) "Friend to all is a friend to none." (English proverb) "As you sow, so shall you reap." (Bulgarian proverb) "A monkey that amuses me is better than a deer astray." (Arabic proverb) "Pulled too far, a rope ends up breaking." (Corsican proverb)
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