tricyclic

noun /traɪ'saɪklɪk/

Definition
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
Example
'tricyclic' can be found in many classic books.
Etymology
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