Phenothiazine

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A polycyclic heterocycle consisting of two benzene rings fused to one of thiazine; thiodiphenylamine, dibenzothiazine
  2. 2
    a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of a family of pharmaceuticals, derived from this compound, used to treat schizophrenia etc.

Etymology

From pheno- + thiazine.

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