flurazepam

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US/flɚˈɹæz.əˌpæm/US/flʊɹˈæz.əˌpæm/

noun

A benzodiazepine (trademark Dalmane) that is closely related structurally to diazepam and is used as a hypnotic in the form of its dihydrochloride C₂₁H₂₃ClFN₃O·2HCl to treat insomnia and to induce periods of restful sleep.

Similar
flurazepam hydrochlorideDalmane
OriginEnglish diazepam ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
UncommonScrabble 26
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Meanings

nounflurazepam (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA benzodiazepine (trademark Dalmane) that is closely related structurally to diazepam and is used as a hypnotic in the form of its dihydrochloride C₂₁H₂₃ClFN₃O·2HCl to treat insomnia and to induce periods of restful sleep.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia

Similar
flurazepam hydrochlorideDalmane
Broader
minor tranquilizerminor tranquillizerminor tranquilliser

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluoro-
  7. Englishfluor-
  8. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  12. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  13. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  14. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  15. Old Javanesejawa
  16. Old JavaneseJawi
  17. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  18. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  19. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  20. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  21. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  22. Catalanbenjuí
  23. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  24. Englishbenzoin
  25. Englishbenzo-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  27. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  28. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  29. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  30. Latindi-
  31. Englishdi-
  32. Proto-Indo-European*né
  33. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  34. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  35. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  36. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  37. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  38. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  39. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  40. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  41. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  42. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  43. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  44. Frenchazote
  45. Englishazote
  46. Englishaz-
  47. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  48. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  49. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  50. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  51. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  52. Frenchhepta-
  53. Englishazepine
  54. Englishdiazepine
  55. English(benzo)diazep(ine)
  56. Egyptianjmn
  57. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  58. LatinAmmōn
  59. Latinammoniacus
  60. Englishammonia
  61. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  62. Englisham(ide)
  63. Englishdiazepam
  64. Englishflurazepam

From flu(o)r- + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

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APA

flurazepam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flurazepam

MLA

“flurazepam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flurazepam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flurazepam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flurazepam.

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