isocarboxazid

[ ahy-soh-kahr-bok-suh-zid ]
/ ˌaɪ soʊ kɑrˈbɒk sə zɪd /

noun Pharmacology.

a potent monoamine oxidase inhibitor, C12H13N3O2, used to treat severe depression.

Origin of isocarboxazid

1955–60; isocarbox- contraction and rearrangement of isoxazolylcarbonyl a component + (hydr)az(ine) + -id3