sertraline

[ sur-truh-leen ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a drug, C 17 H 17 NCl 2 ·HCl, of the SSRI class, used in the treatment of depression.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sertraline¹

First recorded in 1980–85; shortening of ser(otonin) (te)tra-(naphtha)l(ene) (am)ine