phenelzine

[ fen-l-zeen ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C8H12N2, used to treat certain kinds of depression.

Origin of phenelzine

1
First recorded in 1955–60; phen(o)- + e(thy)l + (hydra)zine

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