oxazepam
UK/ɒkˈseɪ.zɪ.pam//ɑkˈsæz.əˌpæm/
oxazepam noun: a drug of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat anxiety states and insomnia; 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₅H₁₁ClN₂O₂.
Noun
oxazepam (countable and uncountable, plural oxazepams)
- A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat anxiety states and insomnia; 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₅H₁₁ClN₂O₂.
- These are the minor tranquilizers such as Diazepam (Valium), Chlordiazepoxide (Librium), Oxazepam (Serax), and related benzodiazepines, and Meprobamate, which are used to treat anxiety neurosis.1979, Harold M. Silverman, Gilbert I. Simon, The Pill Book […] , 1st edition, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 385
- Synonyms:
- Serax
Synonyms of oxazepam
Forms of oxazepam
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Origin of oxazepam
From (hydr)ox(y)- + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).
Words formed from oxazepam
Questions about oxazepam
- What does oxazepam mean?
- Oxazepam means a drug of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat anxiety states and insomnia; 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₅H₁₁ClN₂O₂.
- What part of speech is oxazepam?
- Oxazepam is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oxazepam?
- Oxazepam is pronounced /ɒkˈseɪ.zɪ.pam/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oxazepam?
- The plural of oxazepam is oxazepams.
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