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mirtazapine

/mɪɹˈtæz.əˌpin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
mir-taza-p-ine
IPA
/mɪɹˈtæz.əˌpin/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antidepressant drug C₁₇H₁₉N₃ taken orally especially to treat major depressive disorder. It is marketed under the trademark Remeron.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Probably from m(ethyl) + irt- (“inversion of tri-”) + aza- (“nitrogen”) + -apine (“psychoactive tricyclic compound”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɪɹˈtæz.əˌpin/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mirtazapines (plural)

Derived Forms

esmirtazapine

Questions

How do you pronounce mirtazapine?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɪɹˈtæz.əˌpin/.
What does mirtazapine mean?
An antidepressant drug C₁₇H₁₉N₃ taken orally especially to treat major depressive disorder. It is marketed under the trademark Remeron.
Where does mirtazapine come from?
Probably from m(ethyl) + irt- (“inversion of tri-”) + aza- (“nitrogen”) + -apine (“psychoactive tricyclic compound”).

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