tricyclic

NOUN /traɪ'saɪklɪk/
9 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T

tricyclic is a valid 9-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1R1I1C3Y4C3L1I1C3
1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING

What does tricyclic mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An antidepressant drug that acts by blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin and thus making more of those substances available to act on receptors in the brain.

SYNONYMS
TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANTTRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG
BROADER
ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUGANTIDEPRESSANT
NARROWER
AMITRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDECLOMIPRAMINEDESIPRAMINEDOXEPINDOXEPIN HYDROCHLORIDEELAVILIMAVATEIMIPRAMINE