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protriptyline

[ proh-trip-tl-een, -in ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a white to yellow powder, C 1 9 H 2 1 N, used for the treatment of depression.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of protriptyline1

1960–65; pro(pyl) + tri- + (he)ptyl ( heptane, -yl ) + -ine 2

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