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isocarboxazid

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[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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