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imipramine

/ɪˈmɪp.ɹə.miːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
imipramine
IPA
/ɪˈmɪp.ɹə.miːn/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic compound (trademark Tofranil) used to treat depression.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English imi(de) English pr(opyl)amine English imipramine From imi(de) + pr(opyl)amine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

imipramines (plural)

Derived Forms

clomipramine depramine desipramine imipraminoxide ketimipramine trimipramine

Phrases

-pramine

Synonyms

impramine hydrochloride imavate tofranil

Questions

How do you pronounce imipramine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈmɪp.ɹə.miːn/.
What does imipramine mean?
A synthetic compound (trademark Tofranil) used to treat depression.
Where does imipramine come from?
Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Latin ammoniacusder. English ammonia Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English amide English imi(de) English pr(opyl)amine English imipramine From imi(de) + pr(opyl)amine.

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