Where does “phenelzine” come from?

phenelzine (English) comes from English hydrazine, from German Hydrazin — hydrazine.

phenelzine (English): A synthetic compound used as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Definitions

  1. A synthetic compound used as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Ancestry of “phenelzine”, step by step

phenelzine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English hydrazine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydrazineA corrosive, fuming liquid, NH-NH, used as a...
2GermanHydrazinhydrazine

via English phenylethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphenylethylAny phenyl derivative of an ethyl group
Every word from German HydrazinEvery word from English hydrazine