zolpidem
English
Etymology
Probably from (imida)zol(e) + p(yr)id(ine) + (ac)e(ta)m(ide).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈzoʊl.pɪˌdɛm/
Noun
zolpidem (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C19H21N3O)2·C4H6O6 in the short-term treatment of insomnia.
- Synonyms: (marketing name) Ambien, (marketing name) Stilnox
- 2014 February 28, Joseph Berger, “Fast Acquittal for Kennedy, Whose Name Put Prosecutors in Bind”, in The New York Times[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 August 2022:
- 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.
Derived terms
- -pidem (“hynoptic/sedative”)
- zolpidem tartrate
Translations
References
- “zolpidem”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.