zaleplon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Ancient Greek ζάλη (zálē, “storm, distress”) + -plon (“imidazopyrimidine or pyrazolopyrimidine derivative”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈzæl.əˌplɑn/
Noun[edit]
zaleplon (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used to treat insomnia, rare among such drugs in having been found not to cause an increase in road traffic accidents.
References[edit]
- “zaleplon”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.