What is "tranylcypromine"

n. A psychoactive drug of the phenethylamine and amphetamine chemical classes which acts as a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, used as an antidepressant and anxiolytic agent.

n. an antidepressant drug that is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor; administered as a sulfate

Tranylcypromine ( INN, USAN, BAN) (originally "Parnate", generic for decades) is a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI)—it is a nonselective and irreversible inhibitor of the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO). It is used as an antidepressant and anxiolytic agent in the clinical treatment of mood and anxiety disorders, respectively.