trifluoperazine

[ trahy-floo-uh-per-uh-zeen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trifluoperazine¹

First recorded in 1955–60; tri- + fluo- + (pi)perazine