Mirtazapine

//mɪɹˈtæz.əˌpin// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An antidepressant drug C₁₇H₁₉N₃ taken orally especially to treat major depressive disorder. It is marketed under the trademark Remeron. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Probably from m(ethyl) + irt- (“inversion of tri-”) + aza- (“nitrogen”) + -apine (“psychoactive tricyclic compound”).

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