First Known Use: 1965
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procarbazine
noun pro·car·ba·zine \prō-ˈkär-bə-ˌzēn, -zən\
Definition of PROCARBAZINE
: an antineoplastic drug C12H19N3O that is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor used in the form of its hydrochloride especially in the palliative treatment of Hodgkin's disease
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Origin of PROCARBAZINE
propyl + carbamic acid + azine
Medical Dictionary
procarbazine
noun pro·car·ba·zine \prō-ˈkär-bə-ˌzēn, -zən\
Medical Definition of PROCARBAZINE
: an antineoplastic drug that occurs as a white to yellowish crystalline powder, is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, and is used in the form of its hydrochloride C12H19N3O·HCl especially in the palliative treatment of Hodgkin's disease
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