Meanings
nounphenelzine (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA synthetic compound used as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor.
She had a history of depression and was taking phenelzine, an antidepressant.
2009 March 3, Barron H. Lerner, “A Life-Changing Case for Doctors in Training”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2020
Synonyms & antonyms
nounmonoamine oxidase inhibitor (trade name Nardil) used to treat clinical depression
Similar
Nardil
Broader
monoamine oxidase inhibitorMAOI
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
- Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
- Frenchphéno-
- Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- Frenchphényle
- Englishphenyl
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
- Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
- Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
- Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
- Latinaethēr
- GermanÄther
- GermanEther
- Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
- GermanEthy
- Englishethyl
- Englishphene(thy)l
- GermanHydrazin
- Englishhydrazine
- Englishphenelzine
Blend of phene(thy)l + hydrazine.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
phenelzine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenelzine
MLA
“phenelzine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenelzine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phenelzine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phenelzine.
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