fluoxetine

See also: fluoxétine

English

Chemical structure of fluoxetine

Etymology

From flu(oro)- +‎ ox(y)- +‎ t(oluene) +‎ (am)ine.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /fluːˈɒk.sə.tiːn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /fluˈɑk.səˌtin/

Noun

fluoxetine (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.

Derived terms

Related terms

Prozac

Translations

SSRI antidepressant drugs

Chinese:
Mandarin: 氟西汀 (fúxītīng), 氟苯氧丙胺 (fúběnyǎngbǐng'àn)
Czech: fluoxetin m
Finnish: fluoksetiini
Italian: fluoxetina (it) f
Portuguese: fluoxetina f
Russian: флуоксети́н (ru) m (fluoksetín)
Spanish: fluoxetina f
Turkish: fluoksetin

References

“fluoxetine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“fluoxetine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Italian

Noun

fluoxetine f

plural of fluoxetina

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