Zolpidem

//ˈzoʊl.pɪˌdɛm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C₁₉H₂₁N₃O)₂·C₄H₆O₆ in the short-term treatment of insomnia. uncountable

    "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."

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ambienstilnox

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"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."

Etymology

Probably from (imida)zol(e) + p(yr)id(ine) + (ac)e(ta)m(ide).

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zolpidem tartrate

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