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fluoxetine hydrochloride

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flu⋅ox⋅e⋅tine hydrochlo⋅ride

[floo-ok-si-teen]
–noun Pharmacology.
a white crystalline compound, C17H18F3NO·HCl: inhibits the uptake of serotonin and is used chiefly as an antidepressant.
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flu·ox·e·tine hydrochloride   (flōō'ŏk'sĭ-tēn')   
n.  An oral antidepressant that enhances the activity of serotonin by inhibiting its uptake by neurons of the central nervous system.

[Probably flu(oro)- + alteration of oxy- + t(olyl) + (am)ine.]
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fluoxetine hydrochloride flu·ox·e·tine hydrochloride (fl&oomacr;-ŏk'sĭ-tēn')
n.
An oral antidepressant chemically unrelated to other antidepressants.

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