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Dalmane

Dalmane

2 9.9
A medicine given by a doctor that helps people who have trouble sleeping fall asleep
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Dalmane.

Examples

  • - Oh, Dalmane.

    Scared Stiff (1987)

  • Uh, Dalmane.

    Dead Again (1991)

  • Uh, must be the Dalmane.

    Dead Again (1991)

  • She's got Dalmane to help her sleep if she needs it.

    Scared Stiff (1987)

  • Bridger had been dozing in the ward—recently detoxified, jumpy, worried with so much less Librium and only a useless Dalmane to sleep on.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Many patients find that Dalmane helps them fall asleep quickly at night.

  • After struggling with insomnia for months, she finally asked her doctor to prescribe Dalmane.

  • Sleep studies show that Dalmane can improve the quality of sleep for those with sleep disorders.

Synonyms

flurazepam
vsDalmane
  • Specialized
9.8

A sleeping pill doctors prescribe for people who have long term trouble sleeping

is the trademarked brand name for the same medication
flurazepam hydrochloride
vsDalmane
  • Specialized
9.1

A strong medicine people take at night to help them sleep

is the trademarked brand name rather than the chemical form

Surface Forms

Dalmane singular
Dalmane plural

Etymology

Dalmane is a trademarked brand name made by a drug company for a tranquilizer used to treat insomnia. Because it is a made-up commercial name rather than an old root, a helpful way to remember Dalmane is to think of it as the name of a medicine for 'calm' and 'sleep', which is exactly its modern meaning.