noun
a tranquilizer (trade name Mellaril) used to treat schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
• Syn: ↑thioridazine
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name
• Hypernyms:
↑major tranquilizer, ↑major tranquillizer, ↑major tranquilliser, ↑antipsychotic drug, ↑antipsychotic agent, ↑antipsychotic, ↑neuroleptic drug, ↑neuroleptic agent, ↑neuroleptic
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/mel"euh ril/, Pharm., Trademark.
a brand of thioridazine.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.