amitriptyline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /æmɪˈtɹɪptɪliːn/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English amine Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English ami(no-) Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Italic *tri- Latin tri-der. English tri- English heptane Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English (he)ptyl ▲ English -ine English amitriptyline From ami(no-) + tri- + (he)ptyl + -ine.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
‘They were in very low concentrations, only fifteen per cent of the total. The remaining eighty-five per cent was made up of a powerful tranquillizer, amitryptiline.’
2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 327:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| amitriptylines | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| amitryptiline | alternative | lexicographic | |
| amitryptyline | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
maprotiline · amitriptylinoxide
Relateds
Translations (3)
ru амитриптили́н (drug) · fi amitriptyliini (drug) · pt amitriptilina (drug)