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tricyclic antidepressant vs antidepressant drug

antidepressant drug vs tricyclic antidepressant

tricyclic antidepressant and antidepressant drug both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tricyclic antidepressant Yes No No No
antidepressant drug Yes No No No
As nouns, antidepressant drug is a hypernym of tricyclic antidepressant; that is, antidepressant drug is a word with a broader meaning than tricyclic antidepressant:
  • tricyclic antidepressant: 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
  • antidepressant drug: any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
Other hypernyms of tricyclic antidepressant include antidepressant.
tricyclic antidepressant (noun) antidepressant drug (noun)
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 any of a class of drugs used to treat depression; often have undesirable side effects
Difference between tricyclic antidepressant and antidepressant drug

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