temazepam
/təˈmeɪzɪpam
/ /təˈmazɪpam/noun [mass noun] Medicine
A compound of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquillizer and short-acting hypnotic.
- A tricyclic compound; chemical formula: C16H13ClN2O2.
- There are several short half-live benzodiazepines available including oxazepam, lorazepam, temazepam, and triazolam.
- Chemically, flunitrazepam, temazepam, triazolam and diazepam are structurally related benzodiazepines with the same mechanism of action.
Origin
1970s: from tem- (of unknown origin) + azo- + epline (suffix denoting an unsaturated seven-membered ring containing nitrogen) + amide.
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