Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chlorpromazine

/klɔɹˈpɹɑm.əˌziːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: chlor-pro-mazine
IPA: /klɔɹˈpɹɑm.əˌziːn/

32

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic antipsychotic drug, with the chemical formula C₁₇H₁₉ClN₂S.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Chlorpromazine should be taken with caution in combination with barbiturates, sleeping pills, narcotics, or any other medication which may produce a depressive effect. Avoid alcohol."
"In the early 1950s two French physicians, J. Delay and P. Deniker, noted the remarkable calming effects of a new drug, chlorpromazine, which was initially tested as an agent to be given to patients prior to major surgery to relax them."

Etymology

Borrowed from French chloropromazine. By surface analysis, chlor- + promazine. First attested in the 1950s.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /klɔɹˈpɹɑm.əˌziːn/
British English: /klɔːˈpɹəʊ.məz.ɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chlorpromazines (plural) CPZ (abbreviation)

Synonyms

aminazine Largacti Thorazine

Questions

How do you pronounce chlorpromazine?: The recorded pronunciation is /klɔɹˈpɹɑm.əˌziːn/.
What does chlorpromazine mean?: A synthetic antipsychotic drug, with the chemical formula C₁₇H₁₉ClN₂S.
Where does chlorpromazine come from?: Borrowed from French chloropromazine. By surface analysis, chlor- + promazine. First attested in the 1950s.

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