Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reuptake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: re-up-take
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A second or subsequent uptake.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Specifically, the reabsorption of a neurotransmitter by a neuron after the transmission of a neural impulse across a synapse.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To take up again; to reabsorb.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"The class of antidepressants most commonly associated with sexual dysfunction is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, which treat depression by ultimately increasing levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English uptake English reuptake From re- + uptake.

Usage

Inflected Forms

reuptakes (plural) reuptakes (present, singular) reuptaking (participle, present) reuptook (past) reuptaken (participle, past)

Derived Forms

reuptaker

Phrases

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitor

Synonyms

re-uptake

Questions

What does reuptake mean?: A second or subsequent uptake.
Where does reuptake come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English uptake English reuptake From re- + uptake.

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