selegiline
US/səˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌlin/
selegiline noun: the levorotatory form of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor deprenyl that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₁₇N·HCl as an adjuvant to therapy using the combination of ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and is sometimes used alone to treat endogenous depression or to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Noun
selegiline (uncountable)
- The levorotatory form of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor deprenyl that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₁₇N·HCl as an adjuvant to therapy using the combination of ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and is sometimes used alone to treat endogenous depression or to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease.
Origin of selegiline
Probably from sele(ctive) + -giline (“MAO inibitor type B”).
Words formed from selegiline
- desmethylselegiline
- selegiline hydrochloride
Questions about selegiline
- What does selegiline mean?
- Selegiline means the levorotatory form of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor deprenyl that is administered in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₃H₁₇N·HCl as an adjuvant to therapy using the combination of ʟ-dopa and carbidopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and is sometimes used alone to treat endogenous depression or to treat dementia associated with Alzheimer's disease.
- What part of speech is selegiline?
- Selegiline is a noun.
- How do you pronounce selegiline?
- Selegiline is pronounced /səˈlɛd͡ʒ.ɪˌlin/ (US).
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