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Noun: chlorpromazine  klor'pró-mu,zeen or klor'prow-mu,zeen
  1. A drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has antipsychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
    - Thorazine

Derived forms: chlorpromazines

Type of: antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer [US], major tranquilliser [Brit], major tranquillizer [Brit, Cdn], neuroleptic, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug, phenothiazine, thiodiphenylamine

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