a benzodiazepine, C15H11ClN2O2, used in the management of anxiety, insomnia, and alcohol withdrawal
Word origin
[1960–65; (hydr)ox(y) + (benzodi)azep(in), components of its chemical name + am(ide)]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Pap test, buyback, disco, go-go, tag question
Examples of 'oxazepam' in a sentence
oxazepam
As a result, low concentrations of psychiatric agents such as oxazepam are frequently found downstream from sewage treatment plants.