fluoxetinehydrochloride

flu·ox·e·tine hydrochloride (flo͞o'ŏkʹsĭ-tēn') n.

An oral antidepressant that enhances the activity of serotonin by inhibiting its uptake by neurons of the central nervous system.

  [Probably fluoro- + alteration of oxy- + tolyl + amine.]

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