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zolpidem

[ zohl-pi-dem, zohl-pid-uhm ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a sedative hypnotic drug, (C 19 H 21 N 3 O) 2 ·C 4 H 6 O 6, closely related in effect to the benzodiazepines, used in the treatment of insomnia.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of zolpidem1

First recorded in 1950–55; abbreviation of (a)zol(e) + p(yrim)id(ine) + alteration of amide

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