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fluvoxamine

UK/fluːˈvɒk.səm.iːn/US/fluːˈvɑk.səˌmiːn/

fluvoxamine noun: a synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.

fluvoxamine: a synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter...
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Noun

fluvoxamine (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.

Origin of fluvoxamine

Probably from flu(oro)- + v(aleryl) + ox(y)- + amine.

Words formed from fluvoxamine

  • fluvoxamine maleate

Questions about fluvoxamine

What does fluvoxamine mean?
Fluvoxamine means a synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.
What part of speech is fluvoxamine?
Fluvoxamine is a noun.
How do you pronounce fluvoxamine?
Fluvoxamine is pronounced /fluːˈvɒk.səm.iːn/ (UK).

Words near fluvoxamine in the dictionary

  1. fluviophiles
  2. fluvioterrestrial
  3. fluviovolcanic
  4. fluvisol
  5. fluvisols
  6. fluvoxamine
  7. flux
  8. flux capacitor
  9. flux capacitors
  10. flux densities
  11. flux density

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