What does tricyclic mean?

Definitions for tricyclic
traɪˈsaɪ klɪk, -ˈsɪk lɪktri·cyclic

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tricyclic, tricyclic antidepressant, tricyclic antidepressant drugnoun

    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

Wiktionary

  1. tricyclicadjective

    Having three rings of atoms in the molecule; for example, anthracene.

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  1. tricyclic

    "Tricyclic" generally refers to anything composed of or containing three rings. This term is commonly used in chemistry, describing molecules that contain three interconnected ring structures. Additionally, it is used in pharmacology for a class of drugs known as tricyclic antidepressants, named so because of their three-ring chemical structure.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tricyclic in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tricyclic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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