desipramine

[duh-zip-ruh-meen, dez-uh-pram-in]

noun

Pharmacology.

1. a tricyclic antidepressant, C 18 H 22 N 2 , used for symptomatic relief in a variety of depressive states.

Word History and Origins

Origin of desipramine¹

Shortening of desmethylimipramine, contracted from the chemical name

Example Sentences

"I take an old anti-depressant called desipramine and it greatly reduced my anxiety," Grandin told Salon by email, adding that she discussed this in her book "Thinking in Pictures."

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