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TOFRANIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tofranil mean?
• TOFRANIL (noun)
The noun TOFRANIL has 1 sense:
1. a tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Imavate and Tofranil) used to treat clinical depression
Familiarity information: TOFRANIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("Tofranil" 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)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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