oxazepam
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From (hydr)ox(y)- + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒkˈseɪ.zɪ.pam/, /ɒkˈsaz.ɪ.pam/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑkˈsæz.əˌpæm/
Noun
[edit]oxazepam (countable and uncountable, plural oxazepams)
- (pharmacology) A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat anxiety states and insomnia; 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C15H11ClN2O2.
References
[edit]- “oxazepam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “oxazepam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.