Tricyclic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having or being a molecular structure that contains three closed rings: a tricyclic molecule.
  • n. A tricyclic antidepressant drug.
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  • adj. Having three rings of atoms in the molecule.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In chem., consisting of three rings or closed chains of atoms (usually o. carbon) united together, with any other atoms united to those of such rings. See tricyclic system.
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  • n. 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
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    antidepressant drug    antidepressant   
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    nitroso-    antiepileptic    chemotherapeutic    anti-psychotic    unsubstituted   
     
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