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phenothiazine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
phe-noth-iazine
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A polycyclic heterocycle consisting of two benzene rings fused to one of thiazine; thiodiphenylamine, dibenzothiazine

noun

Any of a family of pharmaceuticals, derived from this compound, used to treat schizophrenia etc.

Etymology

From pheno- + thiazine.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

phenothiazines (plural)

Derived Forms

benzophenothiazine fenoverine fluphenazine mesoridazine promethazine thioridazine

Frequently Paired Words

phenothiazide phenothiazinium

Synonyms

thiodiphenylamine

Questions

What does phenothiazine mean?
A polycyclic heterocycle consisting of two benzene rings fused to one of thiazine; thiodiphenylamine, dibenzothiazine
Where does phenothiazine come from?
From pheno- + thiazine.

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