oxazepam

English

Chemical structure of oxazepam

Etymology

From (hydr)ox(y)- +‎ -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɒkˈseɪ.zɪ.pam/, /ɒkˈsaz.ɪ.pam/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɑkˈsæz.əˌpæm/

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Noun

oxazepam (countable and uncountable, plural oxazepams)

1. (pharmacology) A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat anxiety states and insomnia; 7-chloro-1,3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-5-phenyl-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₅H₁₁ClN₂O₂.

References

• “oxazepam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “oxazepam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.