dexfenfluramine

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noun

A serotonergic anorectic drug used for weight loss in the 1990s, later withdrawn because of cardiovascular side-effects.

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Meanings

noundexfenfluramine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA serotonergic anorectic drug used for weight loss in the 1990s, later withdrawn because of cardiovascular side-effects.

Origin

From dex- + fenfluramine.

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APA

dexfenfluramine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dexfenfluramine

MLA

“dexfenfluramine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dexfenfluramine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dexfenfluramine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dexfenfluramine.

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