clomipramine

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clo·mip·ra·mine

(klō-mĭp′rə-mēn′)

A tricyclic antidepressant drug, C₁₉H₂₃ClN₂, used in the form of its hydrochloride salt primarily to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.

[c(h)lo(ro)- + (i)mipramine.]

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Noun 1. clomipramine - a tricyclic antidepressant drug

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

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