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)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A short-acting hypnotic drug (British trademark Mogadon) of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat insomnia; C₁₅H₁₁N₃O₃.

Derived terms

• clonazepam
• flunitrazepam
• menitrazepam

Translations

benzodiazepine drug

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 硝西泮 (xiāoxīpàn)

References

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