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isocarboxazid

American  
[ahy-soh-kahr-bok-suh-zid] / ˌaɪ soʊ kɑrˈbɒk sə zɪd /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C 12 H 13 N 3 O 2 , used to treat severe depression.

Etymology

Origin of isocarboxazid

1955–60; isocarbox- contraction and rearrangement of isoxazolylcarbonyl a component + (hydr)az(ine) + -id 3

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