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fluoxetine

UK/fluːˈɒk.sə.tiːn/US/fluːˈaksətiːn/

fluoxetine noun: a synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.

fluoxetine: a synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat...
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Noun

fluoxetine (usually uncountable, plural fluoxetines)

  1. (usually) A synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.
    • Fluoxetine hydrochloride, trade name Prozac, 20mg, increased to 40mg.2002, Sarah Kane, 4.48 Psychosis, Methuen, →ISBN, page 22

Forms of fluoxetine

pluralfluoxetines

Origin of fluoxetine

From flu(oro)- + ox(y)- + t(oluene) + (am)ine.

Words formed from fluoxetine

Questions about fluoxetine

What does fluoxetine mean?
Fluoxetine means a synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.
What part of speech is fluoxetine?
Fluoxetine is a noun.
How do you pronounce fluoxetine?
Fluoxetine is pronounced /fluːˈɒk.sə.tiːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of fluoxetine?
The plural of fluoxetine is fluoxetines.

Words near fluoxetine in the dictionary

  1. fluotitanates
  2. fluotracen
  3. fluotrimazole
  4. fluoxapiprolin
  5. fluoxastrobin
  6. fluoxetine
  7. fluoxetine hydrochloride
  8. fluoxetines
  9. fluoxymesterone
  10. fluparoxan
  11. flupenthixol

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