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Tricyclic

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Noun

1. tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug

an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Tricyclic

see synonyms of tricyclic
adjective
1. 
(of a chemical compound) containing three rings in the molecular structure
noun
2. 
an antidepressant drug having a tricyclic molecular structure

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Tricyclic

see synonyms of tricyclic
adjective
1. 
containing three fused rings of atoms in the molecule
noun
2. 
any of a major group of antidepressant drugs that have a tricyclic molecular structure

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Tricyclic

see synonyms of tricyclic
adj.
Having or being a molecular structure that contains three closed rings: a tricyclic molecule.
n.
A tricyclic antidepressant drug.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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