fluvoxamine
A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the…A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.
UK/fluːˈvɒk.səm.iːn/US/fluːˈvɑk.səˌmiːn/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.
Origin
Probably from flu(oro)- + v(aleryl) + ox(y)- + amine.Probably from flu(oro)- + v(aleryl) + ox(y)- + amine.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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