benzodiazepine
/ˌbɛnzoʊdaɪˈæzɪpiːn/
benzodiazepine noun: any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.
Noun
benzodiazepine (plural benzodiazepines)
- Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.
- That week we were in the desert I couldn't sleep—perhaps a couple of hours each night at the most even with a steady intake of benzodiazepine.2023, Bret Easton Ellis, chapter 1, in The Shards
- His modus operandi was to drug them with wine or tea laced with benzodiazepines, which incapacitated them and wiped out their memories.2023 December 21, Anna Moore, “The couch surfing predator: how a group of women were drugged and assaulted - then fought back”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms of benzodiazepine
Forms of benzodiazepine
| plural | benzodiazepines |
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Origin of benzodiazepine
From benzo- + diazepine.
Words formed from benzodiazepine
Questions about benzodiazepine
- What does benzodiazepine mean?
- Benzodiazepine means any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.
- What part of speech is benzodiazepine?
- Benzodiazepine is a noun.
- How do you pronounce benzodiazepine?
- Benzodiazepine is pronounced /ˌbɛnzoʊdaɪˈæzɪpiːn/.
- What is the plural of benzodiazepine?
- The plural of benzodiazepine is benzodiazepines.
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