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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An oral antidepressant drug, C17H18F3NO, that in its hydrochloride form enhances the activity of the neurotransmitter serotonin by inhibiting its uptake.

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  • noun An SSRI antidepressant drug with formula C17H18F3NO.

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  • noun a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Probably flu(oro)– + alteration of oxy– + t(olyl) + (am)ine.]

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