IMIPRAMINE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression

Synonyms:

Imavate; imipramine; impramine hydrochloride; Tofranil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("imipramine" is a kind of...):

tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain)

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