iproniazid

noun

ipro·​ni·​a·​zid ˌī-prə-ˈnī-ə-zəd 

: a derivative C₉H₁₃N₃O of isoniazid that is used as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor and was formerly used in treating tuberculosis

Examples of iproniazid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The chemical structure of iproniazid. —Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016

In the 1950s, doctors started prescribing iproniazid, a compound developed to target lung-dwelling Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. —Joanna Thompson, Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2023

Perplexed by this outcome, researchers began studying how iproniazid and related drugs worked in the brains of rats and rabbits. —Joanna Thompson, Quanta Magazine, 26 Jan. 2023

The remarkable effects of iproniazid were even documented in the news. —Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016

The first, called iproniazid, was found by accident when it was being tested as a treatment for tuberculosis. —Mandy Oaklander, Time, 27 July 2017

Word History

Etymology

blend of isoniazid and propyl

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

iproniazid

noun

ipro·​ni·​a·​zid ˌī-prə-ˈnī-ə-zəd 

: a derivative C₉H₁₃N₃O of isoniazid that is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used as an antidepressant and formerly used in treating tuberculosis