triazolam
1
8.5
A medicine people take for a short time to help them sleep
- noun
- /traɪˈæzoʊlæm/
- Specialized
:
triazolam
- trace amounts of triazolam
Examples
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Temazepam has a half-life of 8-20 hours, and triazolam has 2-6 hours.
Academic text (2006) -
Many patients find that taking triazolam before bed helps them fall asleep faster.
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The doctor prescribed triazolam as a short-term remedy for her insomnia.
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After struggling with sleep for weeks, he finally tried triazolam to help him rest.
Synonyms
6
9.3
A sleeping pill that helps people who cannot sleep at night
is the generic drug name rather than the branded product
Surface Forms
triazolam singular
triazolams plural
Etymology
Triazolam comes from tri- meaning 'three' and the ending -azolam, a chemical name ending used for some sedative drugs. Think of tri- like in 'triangle' to remember the word, and the -azolam part shows it is a sleeping medicine used for short-term insomnia.