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.

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