Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thymoleptic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thy-molep-tic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any drug that modifies a patient's mood, but especially an antidepressant medication

adj

That modifies a patient's mood

Example Sentences

"The thymoleptic drugs imipramine, desipramine, protriptyline, etc., are used to elevate depressive states."

Etymology

From thymo- + -leptic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: thymo
Suffix: leptic

Inflected Forms

thymoleptics (plural)

Questions

What does thymoleptic mean?: Any drug that modifies a patient's mood, but especially an antidepressant medication
Where does thymoleptic come from?: From thymo- + -leptic.

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