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nontricyclic antidepressant drug

nontricyclic antidepressant drug

7.4
A medicine for depression that is not a tricyclic and works in a different way from some older drugs
  • noun
  • /nɒnˈtraɪsɪkl ˌæntiˈdɪprɛsənt drʌg/
  • Specialized
translation icon : medicamento antidepresivo no tricíclico
  • Newer nontricyclic antidepressant drugs tend to have fewer side effects than older medications.

Examples

  • Doctors may prescribe a nontricyclic antidepressant drug if a patient cannot tolerate tricyclics.

  • He takes a nontricyclic antidepressant drug daily.

  • Some people respond better to a nontricyclic antidepressant drug compared to traditional options.

  • The nontricyclic antidepressant drug is effective.

  • Doctors may prescribe a nontricyclic antidepressant drug if a patient cannot tolerate tricyclics.

  • Newer nontricyclic antidepressant drugs tend to have fewer side effects than older medications.

  • Some people respond better to a nontricyclic antidepressant drug compared to traditional options.

Synonyms

nontricyclic antidepressant
vsnontricyclic antidepressant drug
  • Specialized
7.1

A medicine for depression that is not a tricyclic drug

is the longer descriptive phrase used when naming the specific medicine
nontricyclic drug
vsnontricyclic antidepressant drug
  • Specialized
8.4

A medicine for depression that is not tricyclic and does not block monoamine oxidase

is the formal descriptive phrase used in definitions and explanations
nontricyclic
vsnontricyclic antidepressant drug
  • Specialized
9.8

A medicine that treats depression but is not a tricyclic antidepressant

is the complete noun phrase rather than the shortened adjective form

Surface Forms

nontricyclic antidepressant drug singular
nontricyclic antidepressant drugs plural

Morphology

nontricyclic + antidepressant + drug

The phrase is transparently compositional: 'nontricyclic' signals 'not tricyclic' combined with 'antidepressant' and 'drug', so the meaning 'an antidepressant drug that is not tricyclic' follows directly from the parts. This uses regular English morphology (the non- negation prefix and noun-noun compounding), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can understand it.

Etymology

Nontricyclic antidepressant drug names the medicine: nontricyclic means 'not three-ringed' and antidepressant means a medicine that helps with depression. So the phrase describes a drug that treats depression but is not part of the older 'tricyclic' group.