imipramine

noun

imip·​ra·​mine i-ˈmi-prə-ˌmēn 

: a tricyclic antidepressant drug C₁₉H₂₄N₂

Examples of imipramine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Severe symptoms were most common with imipramine and paroxetine. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 5 June 2024

There are other drugs, like imipramine and bladder-relaxing anticholinergics, that work similarly or boost the efficacy of DDVAP, but the results are often the same. — Haley Weiss, Time, 24 July 2023

Possible treatments include blood pressure drugs like beta-blockers; anticonvulsant agents like topirimate (Topamax); and tricyclic antidepressants like imipramine (Tofranil). — Jane E. Brody, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2017

The drugs were the tricyclic imipramine and the newer SSRI paroxetine. — Neuroskeptic, Discover Magazine, 25 Jan. 2010

Word History

Etymology

imide + propyl + amine

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for imipramine

• aconitine
• anopheline
• antipyrine
• bromocriptine
• chlorhexidine
• clomipramine
• creatinine
• desipramine
• guanethidine
• heterodyne
• meperidine
• neostigmine

Medical Definition

imipramine

noun

imip·​ra·​mine im-ˈip-rə-ˌmēn 

: a tricyclic antidepressant drug administered especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₉H₂₄N₂·HCl or pamoate (C₁₉H₂₄N₂)₂·C₂₃H₁₆O₆ see tofranil