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maprotiline

UK/məˈpɹəʊ.tɪl.iːn/US/məˈpɹoʊ.təˌliːn/

maprotiline noun: a tetracyclic antidepressant with properties similar to those of tricyclic amitriptyline, usually administered orally as the hydrochloride; 3-(9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracen-9-yl)propyl(methyl)amine, C₂₀H₂₃N.

maprotiline: a tetracyclic antidepressant with properties similar to those of tricyclic amitriptyline, usually...
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Noun

maprotiline (uncountable)

  1. A tetracyclic antidepressant with properties similar to those of tricyclic amitriptyline, usually administered orally as the hydrochloride; 3-(9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracen-9-yl)propyl(methyl)amine, C₂₀H₂₃N.

Origin of maprotiline

Blend of mapro- (of unknown origin) + amitriptyline.

Words formed from maprotiline

  • maprotiline hydrochloride

Questions about maprotiline

What does maprotiline mean?
Maprotiline means a tetracyclic antidepressant with properties similar to those of tricyclic amitriptyline, usually administered orally as the hydrochloride; 3-(9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracen-9-yl)propyl(methyl)amine, C₂₀H₂₃N.
What part of speech is maprotiline?
Maprotiline is a noun.
How do you pronounce maprotiline?
Maprotiline is pronounced /məˈpɹəʊ.tɪl.iːn/ (UK).

Words near maprotiline in the dictionary

  1. Mappleton
  2. Mapps
  3. Mappses
  4. mapracorat
  5. mapreading
  6. maprotiline
  7. maps
  8. maps of Tasmania
  9. maps of Tassie
  10. maps onto
  11. maps out

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