chlorpromazine
English
Etymology
French chloropromazine, corresponding to chlor- + prom(eth)azine.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /klɔːˈpɹəʊməzɪn/
Noun
chlorpromazine (usually uncountable, plural chlorpromazines)
- A tranquillizing drug, C17H19ClN2S, used in the treatment of schizophrenia, etc.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001), 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.
- 2001, Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001), page 59:
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.