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SERTRALINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Zoloft)
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Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("sertraline" is a kind of...):
selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor; SSRI (an antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of serotonin so that more serotonin is available to act on receptors in the brain)