bupropion

[ byoo-proh-pee-on, -uhn ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a drug, C 13 H 18 ClNO·HCl, used to treat depression and help people give up smoking.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bupropion¹

First recorded in 1960–65; bu(tyl) ( def ) + propion(ic) ( def )