doxepin

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UK/ˈdɒk.səp.ɪn/US/ˈdɑk.səp.ɪn/

noun

A psychotropic agent with tricyclic antidepressant and anxiolytic properties.

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doxepin hydrochlorideAdapinSinequan
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Meanings

noundoxepin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA psychotropic agent with tricyclic antidepressant and anxiolytic properties.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna tricyclic antidepressant (trade names Adapin and Sinequan) with numerous side effects (dry mouth and sedation and gastrointestinal disturbances)

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doxepin hydrochlorideAdapinSinequan
Broader
tricyclictricyclic antidepressanttricyclic antidepressant drug

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From [Term?] + -oxepin (“tricyclic compound”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

xenopid
Cite this entry
APA

doxepin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxepin

MLA

“doxepin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxepin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doxepin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doxepin.

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