lorazepam

From (ch)lor- +‎ -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /lɔːˈɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/, /lɔːˈɹaz.ɪ.pam/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /lɔɹˈæz.əˌpæm/, /lɚˈæz.əˌpæm/

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lorazepam (countable and uncountable, plural lorazepams)

1. (pharmacology) A drug of the benzodiazepine group, used especially to treat anxiety.

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

lorazepam m (plural lorazepams)

1. lorazepam