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Tricyclic Very Common

Tricyclic has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

Any tricyclic compound.

Adjective
1

Having three rings of atoms in the molecule.

See Also
anthracene dihydroanthracene oxitriptyline norpatchoulenol imidazoquinoline atrane carbazole furanoindoline
Related Terms
anthracene dihydroanthracene oxitriptyline norpatchoulenol imidazoquinoline atrane carbazole furanoindoline litracen phenothiazinium piquindone abyssomicin dicyclopentadiene nitroxazepine flustramine demexiptiline trimipramine compound propizepine amineptine
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
antidepressant
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
amitriptyline clomipramine desipramine doxepin imipramine nortriptyline protriptyline trimipramine
Rhyming Words
ilic flic relic folic telic melic colic kilic holic malic hylic eolic dulic aulic xylic salic philic aholic italic exilic
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