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amitriptyline

[am-i-trip-tuh-leen, -lahyn, -lin]
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noun Pharmacology.
  1. a white crystalline powder, C20H23N, used to treat depression and enuresis.
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Origin of amitriptyline

perhaps ami(no)- + trypt(ophan) + (meth)yl + -ine2
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British Dictionary definitions for amitriptyline

amitriptyline

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

C20: from amino + tryptamine + methyl + -ine ²
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amitriptyline in Medicine

amitriptyline

(ăm′ĭ-trĭp′tə-lēn′)
n.
  1. A tricyclic antidepressant drug.
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