Amitriptyline

//æmɪˈtɹɪptɪliːn// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug. countable, uncountable

    "‘They were in very low concentrations, only fifteen per cent of the total. The remaining eighty-five per cent was made up of a powerful tranquillizer, amitryptiline.’"

  2. 2
    a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
amitriptyline hydrochlorideelavil

Example

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"‘They were in very low concentrations, only fifteen per cent of the total. The remaining eighty-five per cent was made up of a powerful tranquillizer, amitryptiline.’"

Etymology

From ami(no-) + tri- + (he)ptyl + -ine.

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