imipramine

[ih-mip-ruh-meen]

noun Pharmacology.

a tricyclic antidepressant, C19H24N2, used for the symptomatic relief of depression.

Origin of imipramine

1955–60; contraction and rearrangement of iminodibenzyl and aminopropyl, components of the chemical name

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British Dictionary definitions for imipramine

imipramine

noun

a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C 19 H 24 N 2

Word Origin for imipramine

C20: from imi (de) + pr (opyl) + amine

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