thorazine
pronunciation
How to pronounce thorazine in British English:
UK ['θɔ:rəzi:n; -zin; 'θəu-]
How to pronounce thorazine in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- a drug (trade name Thorazine) derived from phenothiazine that has anti-psychotic effects and is used as a sedative and tranquilizer
Word Origin
- Thorazine (n.)
- central nervous system depressant, 1954, proprietary name (Smith, Kline & French) formed from a rearrangement of various elements in the full chemical name.
Example
- 1. Did you put me on thorazine ?
- 2. Can 't you load him up with thorazine or doxepin ?
- 3. Thorazine takes a little while to wear off .