chlorpromazine

English

Chemical structure of chlorpromazine

Etymology

French chloropromazine, corresponding to chlor- +‎ prom(eth)azine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /klɔːˈpɹəʊ.məz.ɪn/, /klɔːˈpɹəʊ.məz.iːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /klɔɹˈpɹɑm.əˌziːn/, /klɔɹˈpɹoʊ.məˌziːn/

Noun

chlorpromazine (countable and uncountable, plural chlorpromazines)

1. A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.

   Synonyms: aminazine, (trade name) Largactil, (trade name) Thorazine

   • 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, page 59:

     In the early 1950s two French physicians, J. Delay and P. Deniker, noted the remarkable calming effects of a new drug, chlorpromazine, which was initially tested as an agent to be given to patients prior to major surgery to relax them.

References

• “chlorpromazine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “chlorpromazine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.