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amitriptyline

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am⋅i⋅trip⋅ty⋅line

[am-i-trip-tuh-leen, -lahyn, -lin]
–noun Pharmacology.
a white crystalline powder, C20H23N, used to treat depression and enuresis.

Origin:
perh. ami(no)- + trypt(ophan) + (meth)yl + -ine 2
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am·i·trip·tyl·ine   (ām'ĭ-trĭp'tə-lēn')   
n.  A tricyclic antidepressant drug, C20H23N.

[Perhaps ami(no)- + alteration of trypt(ophan) + -yl + -ine2.]
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Main Entry: am·i·trip·ty·line
Pronunciation: "am-&-'trip-t&-"lEn
Function: noun
: a tricyclic antidepressant drugC20H23N that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride salt and has been used to treat migraine headaches and neuropathic pain as well as depression
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amitriptyline am·i·trip·tyl·ine (ām'ĭ-trĭp'tə-lēn')
n.
An antidepressant drug.

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