Fluvoxamine

//fluːˈvɒk.səm.iːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain. uncountable

Etymology

Probably from flu(oro)- + v(aleryl) + ox(y)- + amine.

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