FLUOXETINE HYDROCHOLORIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fluoxetine hydrocholoride mean? 

• FLUOXETINE HYDROCHOLORIDE (noun)
  The noun FLUOXETINE HYDROCHOLORIDE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: FLUOXETINE HYDROCHOLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FLUOXETINE HYDROCHOLORIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fluoxetine; fluoxetine hydrocholoride; Prozac; Sarafem

Hypernyms ("fluoxetine hydrocholoride" is a kind of...):

selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain)