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prochlorperazine

UK/ˌpɹəʊ.klɔːˈpɛ.ɹə.ziːn/US/ˌpɹoʊˌklɔɹˈpɛɹ.əˌzin/

prochlorperazine noun: a drug C₂₀H₂₄ClN₃S (trademark Compazine) that is a phenothiazine derivative having antiemetic and antipsychotic properties.

prochlorperazine: a drug C₂₀H₂₄ClN₃S (trademark Compazine) that is a phenothiazine derivative having antiemetic and...
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Noun

prochlorperazine (uncountable)

  1. A drug C₂₀H₂₄ClN₃S (trademark Compazine) that is a phenothiazine derivative having antiemetic and antipsychotic properties.

Origin of prochlorperazine

From pro(p)- + chlor- + (pi)perazine.

Questions about prochlorperazine

What does prochlorperazine mean?
Prochlorperazine means a drug C₂₀H₂₄ClN₃S (trademark Compazine) that is a phenothiazine derivative having antiemetic and antipsychotic properties.
What part of speech is prochlorperazine?
Prochlorperazine is a noun.
How do you pronounce prochlorperazine?
Prochlorperazine is pronounced /ˌpɹəʊ.klɔːˈpɛ.ɹə.ziːn/ (UK).

Words near prochlorperazine in the dictionary

  1. prochitinases
  2. prochloraz
  3. prochlorococcal
  4. prochlorophyte
  5. prochlorophytes
  6. prochlorperazine
  7. Prochnow
  8. Prochnows
  9. prochoanitic
  10. prochoi
  11. prochoice

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