mirtazapine

M3I1R1T1A1Z10A1P3I1N1E1
US/mɪɹˈtæz.əˌpin/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounmirtazapine (countable and uncountable, plural mirtazapines)

plural mirtazapines

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

Origin

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

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APA

mirtazapine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mirtazapine

MLA

“mirtazapine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mirtazapine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mirtazapine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mirtazapine.

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