fluphenazine

English

Chemical structure of fluphenazine

Etymology

Blend of fluoro- +‎ phen(othi)azine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fluːˈfɛn.ə.ziːn/

Noun

fluphenazine (countable and uncountable, plural fluphenazines)

1. (pharmacology) An antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class, which can be administered orally or by injection.

References

• “fluphenazine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “fluphenazine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.