TRICYCLIC

tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drug

(noun) 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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tricyclic (not comparable)

(chemistry) Having three rings of atoms in the molecule.

Noun

tricyclic (plural tricyclics)

(chemistry) Any tricyclic compound.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

21 April 2025

ENCYCLOPEDIA

(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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