amitriptyline

am·i·trip·tyl·ine

 (ăm′ĭ-trĭp′tə-lēn′)

n.

A tricyclic antidepressant drug, C₂₀H₂₃N, used in the form of its hydrochloride salt.

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[Perhaps ami(no)- + alteration of trypt(ophan) + -yl + -ine.]

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amitriptyline

(ˌæmɪˈtrɪptɪˌliːn; -lɪn)

n

(Pharmacology) a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C20H23N

[C20: from amino + tryptamine + methyl + -ine²]

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am•i•trip•ty•line

(ˌæm ɪˈtrɪp təˌlin, -ˌlaɪn, -lɪn)

n.

a white crystalline powder, C₂₀H₂₃N, used to treat depression and enuresis.

[1960–65; ami(no)- + tri- + (he)ptyl (see heptane, -yl) + -ine¹]

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Noun

1.

amitriptyline - a tricyclic antidepressant drug (trade name Elavil) with serious side effects; interacts with many other medications amitriptyline hydrochloride, Elavil 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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Translations

amitriptyline

n amitriptilina

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