benzodiazepine

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Etymology

From benzo- + diazepine.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌbɛnzoʊdaɪˈæzɪpiːn/

Noun

benzodiazepine (plural benzodiazepines)

1. (organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.

   Synonyms: BZD, benzo

   Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:benzodiazepine

   Coordinate term: barbiturate

Translations

• French: benzodiazépine
• German: Benzodiazepin
• Italian: benzodiazepina
• Portuguese: benzodiazepina
• Spanish: benzodiazepina

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