zolpidem en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈzoʊl.pɪˌdɛm/ (General-American)
Etymology
Probably from (imida)zol(e) + p(yr)id(ine) + (ac)e(ta)m(ide).
Meanings
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(uncountable) A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C₁₉H₂₁N₃O)₂·C₄H₆O₆ in the short-term treatment of insomnia.
The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien.
2014 February 28, Joseph Berger, “Fast Acquittal for Kennedy, Whose Name Put Prosecutors in Bind”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2022:
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Translations (2)
es zolpidén (type of sedative) · cmn 唑吡坦 (type of sedative)