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Benzodiazepine

//ˌbɛnzoʊdaɪˈæzɪpiːn// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.

    "That week we were in the desert I couldn't sleep—perhaps a couple of hours each night at the most even with a steady intake of benzodiazepine."

  2. 2
    any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency wordnet

Etymology

From benzo- + diazepine.

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