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ISOCARBOXAZID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Marplan) that is used to treat clinical depression
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Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("isocarboxazid" is a kind of...):
MAOI; monoamine oxidase inhibitor (any of a group of antidepressant drugs that inhibit the action of monoamine oxidase in the brain and so allow monoamines to accumulate)