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protriptyline

American

[proh-trip-tl-een, -in] / proʊˈtrɪp tlˌin, -ɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

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

Etymology

Origin of protriptyline

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

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