soʊ noun Pharmacology.
a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C 12 H 13 N 3 O 2 , used to treat severe depression.
Origin:
1955–60; isocarbox- contraction and rearrangement of isoxazolylcarbonyl a component + (hydr)az(ine) + -id3
1955–60; isocarbox- contraction and rearrangement of isoxazolylcarbonyl a component + (hydr)az(ine) + -id3
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| isocarboxazid | |
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| a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Marplan) that is used to treat clinical depression |
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Isocarboxazid
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| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| given to using long words. |
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