temazepam

== English == === Etymology === Probably from tem- (“alteration of methyl”) +‎ oxazepam. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /təˈmeɪ.zɪ.pam/, /təˈmaz.ɪ.pam/ (General American) IPA(key): /təˈmæz.əˌpæm/ === Noun === temazepam (countable and uncountable, plural temazepams) (pharmacology) A compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and short-acting hypnotic. ==== Hypernyms ==== benzodiazepine ==== Translations ==== === References === “temazepam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “temazepam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.