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thioridazine

UK/ˌθʌɪ.ə(ʊ).ɹɪˈdeɪ.ziːn/US/ˌθaɪ.əˈɹɪd.əˌziːn/

thioridazine noun: a synthetic compound derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer, chiefly in the treatment of mental illness.

thioridazine: a synthetic compound derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer, chiefly in the treatment...
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Noun

thioridazine (countable and uncountable, plural thioridazines)

  1. A synthetic compound derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer, chiefly in the treatment of mental illness.

Forms of thioridazine

pluralthioridazines

Origin of thioridazine

From thio- + (pipe)rid(ine) + (phenothi)azine.

Questions about thioridazine

What does thioridazine mean?
Thioridazine means a synthetic compound derived from phenothiazine, used as a tranquillizer, chiefly in the treatment of mental illness.
What part of speech is thioridazine?
Thioridazine is a noun.
How do you pronounce thioridazine?
Thioridazine is pronounced /ˌθʌɪ.ə(ʊ).ɹɪˈdeɪ.ziːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of thioridazine?
The plural of thioridazine is thioridazines.

Words near thioridazine in the dictionary

  1. thioquinox
  2. thioredoxin
  3. thioredoxins
  4. thioreductase
  5. thioreductases
  6. thioridazine
  7. thioridazines
  8. thiorphan
  9. thiosalicylate
  10. thiosalicylates
  11. thiosalicylic

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