methisazone
/mɪˈθʌɪsəˌzəʊn/(also metisazone) Pharmacology
noun
A thiosemicarbazone that inhibits viral protein production, once used for the prophylaxis of smallpox and the treatment of vaccination complications; N-methylisatin 3-thiosemicarbazone, C10H10N4OS.
- International Nonproprietary Name (1996) and British Approved Name (1998): metisazone..
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in The British Medical Journal. From meth- (in methyl: see note s.v. meth-) + is- + -azone.
- pheasant colour
- pheasant-coloured
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- pheasant-duck
- pheasant-eyed
- pheasant hen
- pheasant Malay
- pheasantry
- pheasant's eye
- pheasant shell
- pheasant tail
- pheasant-tailed
- pheasant wood
- Pheidian
- Pheidippides
- phellandrene
- phellem
- phelloderm
- phellodermal
- phellogen
- phelloplastic
- Phelps, Michael
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