chlordiazepoxide

[ klawr-dahy-az-uh-pok-sahyd, klohr- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a compound, C 16 H 14 ClN 3 O, used as a tranquilizer.

chlordiazepoxide

/ ˌklɔːdaɪˌeɪzɪˈpɒksaɪd /

noun

1. a chemical compound used as a tranquillizer and muscle relaxant and in the treatment of delirium tremens. Formula: C 16 H 14 ClN 3 O

Word History and Origins

Origin of chlordiazepoxide¹

chlor- ² + diaz(o)- + epox(y) + -ide ( def )

Example Sentences

When the nervous crayfish were given a drug used to treat anxiety — chlordiazepoxide, once sold as Librium — the wariness was eliminated.

From Seattle Times

When the nervous crayfish were given a drug used to treat anxiety — chlordiazepoxide, once sold as Librium — the wariness was eliminated.

From Seattle Times

When the nervous crayfish were given a drug used to treat anxiety — chlordiazepoxide, once sold as Librium — the wariness was eliminated.

From New York Times

Hoffmann-La Roche, for example, developed a tranquilizer with the generic name chlordiazepoxide, but sells it as Librium.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pair base their report on a study of 166 patients with mild to moderate anxiety who were divided into four groups and given Compoz, aspirin, a placebo and the prescription tranquilizer chlordiazepoxide.

From Time Magazine Archive