nortriptyline

nortriptyline
/nawr trip"teuh leen'/, n. Pharm.
a tricyclic antidepressant drug, C19H21N, used to treat depression.
[1960-65; perh. NOR- + TRI(CYCLIC) + (cyclohe)pt(ene) a chemical component + -YL + -INE2]

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