zolpidem

/ˈzoʊl.pɪˌdɛm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

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noun

A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C₁₉H₂₁N₃O)₂·C₄H₆O₆ in the short-term treatment of insomnia.

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"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."

Probably from (imida)zol(e) + p(yr)id(ine) + (ac)e(ta)m(ide).

-pidem zolpidem tartrate

Ambien Stilnox

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How do you pronounce zolpidem?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzoʊl.pɪˌdɛm/.

What does zolpidem mean?

A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C₁₉H₂₁N₃O)₂·C₄H₆O₆ in the short-term treatment of insomnia.

Where does zolpidem come from?

Probably from (imida)zol(e) + p(yr)id(ine) + (ac)e(ta)m(ide).

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