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)

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

Derived terms

• fluoxetine hydrochloride
• norfluoxetine
• -oxetine

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

1. plural of fluoxetina