IMIPRAMINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does imipramine mean? 

• IMIPRAMINE (noun)
  The noun IMIPRAMINE has 1 sense:

1. a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression

  Familiarity information: IMIPRAMINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IMIPRAMINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Imavate; imipramine; impramine hydrochloride; Tofranil

Hypernyms ("imipramine" is a kind of...):

tricyclic; tricyclic antidepressant; tricyclic antidepressant drug (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain)

 Context examples 

An active metabolite of imipramine, a tertiary amine and a synthetic tricyclic derivative of the antidepressant.

(Desipramine, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of imipramine, a synthetic tricyclic derivative, antidepressant Imipramine enhances monoamine neurotransmission in certain areas of the brain.

(Imipramine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Imipramine has less sedative effect than other members of its therapeutic family.

(Imipramine, NCI Thesaurus)

Imipramine pamoate, a tricyclic antidepressant (TCA) potentiates the activity of adrenergic synapses by blocking the re-uptake of norepinephrine and serotonin, thereby preventing their degradation and increasing their availability.

(Imipramine Pamoate, NCI Thesaurus)

The pamoate salt of imipramine, a synthetic dibenzazepine derivative with anti-depressant activity.

(Imipramine Pamoate, NCI Thesaurus)