Etymology

tametraline

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Today it means: A catecholamine reuptake inhibitor, the parent of a series of chemical compounds that eventually led to the development of sertraline. Full definition →

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The story

From modern coinage by Pfizer in 1970s + -traline (“serotonin reuptake inhibitor”).

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