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TEMAZEPAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does temazepam mean? 

TEMAZEPAM (noun)
  The noun TEMAZEPAM has 1 sense:

1. a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the nightplay

  Familiarity information: TEMAZEPAM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEMAZEPAM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Restoril; temazepam

Hypernyms ("temazepam" is a kind of...):

benzodiazepine (any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency)


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