CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does chlordiazepoxide mean? 

• CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE (noun)
  The noun CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE has 1 sense:

1. a tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A tranquilizer (trade names Librium and Libritabs) used in the treatment of alcoholism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

chlordiazepoxide; Libritabs; Librium

Hypernyms ("chlordiazepoxide" 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)

 Context examples 

Chlordiazepoxide binds to a specific benzodiazepine-binding site on the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-A receptor in the central nervous system (CNS).

(Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride/Clidinium Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

The determination of the amount of chlordiazepoxide present in a sample.

(Chlordiazepoxide Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlordiazepoxide hydrochloride exerts its effect by binding to the benzodiazepine site at the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor-chloride ionophore complex in the central nervous system (CNS).

(Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Chlordiazepoxide exerts its effect by binding to the benzodiazepine site at the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor-chloride ionophore complex in the central nervous system (CNS).

(Chlordiazepoxide, NCI Thesaurus)

A combination formulation containing the hydrochloride salt form of the benzodiazepine chlordiazepoxide and the bromide salt form of the quaternary ammonium antimuscarinic clidinium with anxiolytic, sedative and antispasmodic activities.

(Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride/Clidinium Bromide, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride salt form of chlordiazepoxide, a long-acting benzodiazepine with anxiolytic, sedative and hypnotic activity.

(Chlordiazepoxide Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)