different between antidepressant vs nisoxetine

English

anti- +? depressant

antidepressant (plural antidepressants)

(pharmacology) An agent that prevents or counteracts depression.
Antonym: depressogenic
Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:antidepressant

antidepressant (comparative more antidepressant, superlative most antidepressant)

From [Term?] +? -oxetine (“fluoxetine derivative”).

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nisoxetine (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine (noradrenaline), originally researched as an antidepressant but not currently used in humans.

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