Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

z-drug

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: z--drug
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of nonbenzodiazepine drugs with effects similar to benzodiazepines, used in the treatment of insomnia.

Example Sentences

"Estimates of effect size direction, while not attributable to a specific intervention or intervention type, were mixed with 47 % of trials being positive, 41 % negative, and 12 % undetermined, suggesting a lack of clarity regarding how to best deprescribe benzodiazepines and Z-drugs."

Etymology

Most of their names start with the letter Z, e.g. zopiclone, zaleplon, zolpidem.

Inflected Forms

Z-drugs (plural)

Synonyms

Z

Questions

What does z-drug mean?: Any of a group of nonbenzodiazepine drugs with effects similar to benzodiazepines, used in the treatment of insomnia.
Where does z-drug come from?: Most of their names start with the letter Z, e.g. zopiclone, zaleplon, zolpidem.

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