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Meaning of chlorpromazine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
/klɔːˈpɹəʊ.məz.ɪn/

Definitions

A synthetic drug used as a tranquillizer, sedative, and antiemetic. It is a phenothiazine derivative.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Chlorpromazin
Español clorpromazina
Français chlorpromazine
Italiano clorpromazina

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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