an antidepressant that is derived from hydrazine. Formula: C12H13N3O2
isocarboxazid in American English
(ˌaisoukɑːrˈbɑksəzɪd)
noun
Pharmacology
a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C12H13N3O2, used to treat severe depression
Word origin
[1955–60; isocarbox- contr. and rearrangement of isoxazolylcarbonyl a component + (hydr)az(ine) + -id3]This word is first recorded in the period 1955–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cassette, geodesic dome, new wave, opioid, rollout-id is a suffix used in the names of chemical compounds. Other words that use the affix-id include: lipid, plasmid