benzodiazepine

From benzo- +‎ diazepine.

• IPA^(key): /ˌbɛnzoʊdaɪˈæzɪpiːn/

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benzodiazepine (plural benzodiazepines)

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

   Synonyms: BZD, (informal) benzo

   Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:benzodiazepine

   Coordinate term: barbiturate

   • 2023, Bret Easton Ellis, chapter 1, in The Shards:

     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.

   • 2023 December 21, Anna Moore, “The couch surfing predator: how a group of women were drugged and assaulted - then fought back”, in The Guardian‎, →ISSN:

     His modus operandi was to drug them with wine or tea laced with benzodiazepines, which incapacitated them and wiped out their memories.

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• dibenzoazepine

benzodiazepine f

1. plural of benzodiazepina