alprazolam

From al(pha) +‎ p(henyl) +‎ (t)r(i)azol(o) +‎ -(azep)am.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /alˈpɹeɪ.zəʊ.lam/, /alˈpɹeɪ.zə.lam/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ælˈpɹæz.əˌlæm/

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alprazolam (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A drug (trademark Xanax) of the benzodiazepine group (8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]benzodiazepine), used in the treatment of anxiety.
   • 2008 February 7, James Barron, “Medical Examiner Rules Ledger’s Death Accidental”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Also in Mr. Ledger’s system were three anti-anxiety medications: diazepam, the generic name for Valium; alprazolam, commonly known as Xanax; and temazepam […] .

• anxiolytic
• benzodiazepine
• triazole

• “alprazolam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “alprazolam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

alprazolam m (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) alprazolam (antianxiety drug)

• IPA^(key): /alpɾaθoˈlam/ [al.pɾa.θoˈlãm] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alpɾasoˈlam/ [al.pɾa.soˈlãm] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: al‧pra‧zo‧lam

alprazolam m (plural alprazolams)

1. (pharmacology) alprazolam