PHENOTHIAZINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phenothiazine mean? 

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

1. a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHENOTHIAZINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

phenothiazine; thiodiphenylamine

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

thiazine (a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "phenothiazine"):

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

 Context examples 

The determination of the amount of phenothiazine present in a sample.

(Phenothiazine Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A phenothiazine derivative and a dopamine antagonist with antiemetic and antipsychotic properties.

(Perphenazine, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the phenothiazine present in a biological specimen.

(Phenothiazine Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The hydrochloride salt form of moricizine, a phenothiazine analog with class I antiarrhythmic activity.

(Moricizine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A phenothiazine and traditional antipsychotic agent with anti-emetic activity.

(Chlorpromazine, NCI Thesaurus)

A phenothiazine derivative with depressant effect on the central nervous system.

(Acepromazine, NCI Thesaurus)

The maleate salt of acepromazine, a phenothiazine derivative with depressant effect on the central nervous system.

(Acepromazine Maleate, NCI Thesaurus)

Phenothiazines antagonize the dopamine D2-receptor in the chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ) of the brain, potentially preventing chemotherapy-induced emesis.

(Phenothiazine, NCI Thesaurus)

The decanoate salt form of fluphenazine, a phenothiazine with antipsychotic activity.

(Fluphenazine Decanoate, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt of fluphenazine, a phenothiazine with antipsychotic activity and potential antineoplastic activity.

(Fluphenazine hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)