zolpidem
US/ˈzoʊl.pɪˌdɛm/
zolpidem noun: a sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C₁₉H₂₁N₃O)₂·C₄H₆O₆ in the short-term treatment of insomnia.
Noun
zolpidem (uncountable)
- A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C₁₉H₂₁N₃O)₂·C₄H₆O₆ in the short-term treatment of insomnia.
- The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien.2014 February 28, Joseph Berger, “Fast Acquittal for Kennedy, Whose Name Put Prosecutors in Bind”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022
- Synonyms:
- Ambien, Stilnox
Synonyms of zolpidem
- Ambien
- Stilnox
Origin of zolpidem
Probably from (imida)zol(e) + p(yr)id(ine) + (ac)e(ta)m(ide).
Words formed from zolpidem
- -pidem
- zolpidem tartrate
Questions about zolpidem
- What does zolpidem mean?
- Zolpidem means a sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C₁₉H₂₁N₃O)₂·C₄H₆O₆ in the short-term treatment of insomnia.
- What part of speech is zolpidem?
- Zolpidem is a noun.
- How do you pronounce zolpidem?
- Zolpidem is pronounced /ˈzoʊl.pɪˌdɛm/ (US).
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