neuroactive

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adjective

That acts on the central nervous system.

OriginEnglish active ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

adjectiveneuroactive (comparative more neuroactive, superlative most neuroactive)

comparative more neuroactive · superlative most neuroactive

  1. That acts on the central nervous system.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)neh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*snéh₁wr̥
  3. Ancient Greekνεῦρον (neûron)
  4. Ancient Greekνευρο- (neuro-)
  5. Englishneuro-
  6. Old Frenchactif
  7. Middle Englishactyf
  8. Englishactive
  9. Englishneuroactive

From neuro- + active.

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APA

neuroactive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroactive

MLA

“neuroactive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroactive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neuroactive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuroactive.

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