fluoxetine


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
fluoxetine /fluːˈɒksətiːn/
noun Medicine a synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression. Also called Prozac (trademark).
– origin 1970s: from fluo(rine) + ox(y) + -etine (perh. from e + a blend of toluene and amine).
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