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i·mip·ra·mine

 (ĭ-mĭp′rə-mēn′)
n.
A tricyclic drug, C19H24N2, used in the form of its salts to treat depression and enuresis.
[imi(ne) + pr(opyl) + amine.]
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imipramine

(ɪˈmɪprəˌmiːn)
n
(Pharmacology) a tricyclic antidepressant drug. Formula: C19H24N2
[C20: from imi(de) + pr(opyl) + amine]
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Noun1.imipramine - a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression
Imavate, impramine hydrochloride, Tofranil
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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