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THORAZINE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Thorazine mean?

• THORAZINE (noun)
The noun THORAZINE has 1 sense:

1. a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer

Familiarity information: THORAZINE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• THORAZINE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chlorpromazine; Thorazine

Hypernyms ("Thorazine" is a kind of...):

antipsychotic; antipsychotic agent; antipsychotic drug; major tranquilizer; major tranquilliser; major tranquillizer; neuroleptic; neuroleptic agent; neuroleptic drug (tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired)

phenothiazine; thiodiphenylamine (a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)

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