temazepam
UK/təˈmeɪ.zɪ.pam//təˈmæz.əˌpæm/
temazepam noun: a compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and short-acting hypnotic.
Noun
temazepam (countable and uncountable, plural temazepams)
- A compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and short-acting hypnotic.
- One hundred Lofepramine, forty five Zopiclone, twenty five Temazepam, and twenty Melleril2002, Sarah Kane, 4.48 Psychosis, Methuen, →ISBN, page 39
- But if your problem is waking too early, he might suggest a longer-duration drug like temazepam, the generic version of Restoril.2009 June 6, Lesley Alderman, “Cost-Effective Ways to Fight Insomnia”, in New York Times
Forms of temazepam
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Origin of temazepam
Probably from tem- (“alteration of methyl”) + oxazepam.
Questions about temazepam
- What does temazepam mean?
- Temazepam means a compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and short-acting hypnotic.
- What part of speech is temazepam?
- Temazepam is a noun.
- How do you pronounce temazepam?
- Temazepam is pronounced /təˈmeɪ.zɪ.pam/ (UK).
- What is the plural of temazepam?
- The plural of temazepam is temazepams.
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