nitrazepam

English

Chemical structure of nitrazepam

Etymology

From nitr- +‎ -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /nʌɪˈtɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/, /nʌɪˈtɹaz.ɪ.pam/
(General American) IPA^(key): /naɪˈtɹæz.əˌpæm/

Noun

nitrazepam (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A short-acting hypnotic drug (British trademark Mogadon) of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat insomnia.

Derived terms

Translations

benzodiazepine drug

References

“nitrazepam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“nitrazepam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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