different between oxepin vs doxepin

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oxepin (plural oxepins)

(organic chemistry) The unsaturated seven-membered heterocycle containing six carbon atoms, one oxygen atom and three double bonds; it is tautomeric with the epoxide benzene oxide

According to the standard nomenclature for heterocyclic compounds, it should really be oxepine

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

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doxepin (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A psychotropic agent with tricyclic antidepressant and anxiolytic properties.

doxepin m

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