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zaleplon

US/ˈzæl.əˌplɑn/

zaleplon noun: a sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used to treat insomnia, rare among such drugs in having been found not to cause an increase in road traffic accidents.

zaleplon: a sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used to treat insomnia, rare among...
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Noun

zaleplon (uncountable)

  1. A sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used to treat insomnia, rare among such drugs in having been found not to cause an increase in road traffic accidents.

Origin of zaleplon

Probably from Ancient Greek ζάλη (zálē, “storm, distress”) + -plon (“imidazopyrimidine or pyrazolopyrimidine derivative”).

Questions about zaleplon

What does zaleplon mean?
Zaleplon means a sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used to treat insomnia, rare among such drugs in having been found not to cause an increase in road traffic accidents.
What part of speech is zaleplon?
Zaleplon is a noun.
How do you pronounce zaleplon?
Zaleplon is pronounced /ˈzæl.əˌplɑn/ (US).

Words near zaleplon in the dictionary

  1. Zaldua
  2. Zalduas
  3. zale
  4. Zalenski
  5. Zalenskis
  6. zaleplon
  7. zales
  8. Zaleski
  9. Zaleskis
  10. Zalewski
  11. Zalewskis

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