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PHENELZINE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Monoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression
Synonyms:
Nardil; phenelzine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("phenelzine" 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)