amitriptyline

[ am-i-trip-tuh-leen, -lahyn, -lin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a white crystalline powder, C 20 H 23 N, used to treat depression and enuresis.

amitriptyline

/ -lɪn; ˌæmɪˈtrɪptɪˌliːn /

noun

1. a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C 20 H 23 N

Word History and Origins

Origin of amitriptyline¹

Perhaps ami(no)- + trypt(ophan) + (meth)yl + -ine ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of amitriptyline¹

C20: from amino + tryptamine + methyl + -ine ²

Example Sentences

Eventually, Mutchler found a doctor to evaluate her son and write the prescriptions for phenobarbital and amitriptyline.

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