zolpidem

English

Chemical structure of zolpidem

Etymology

Probably from (imida)zol(e) +‎ p(yr)id(ine) +‎ (ac)e(ta)m(ide).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈzoʊl.pɪˌdɛm/

Noun

zolpidem (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A sedative and hypnotic drug administered orally in the form of its tartrate (C₁₉H₂₁N₃O)₂·C₄H₆O₆ in the short-term treatment of insomnia.

   Synonyms: (marketing name) Ambien, (marketing name) Stilnox

   • 2014 February 28, Joseph Berger, “Fast Acquittal for Kennedy, Whose Name Put Prosecutors in Bind”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 28 August 2022:

     The four-and-one-half-day trial was centered on acts that neither she nor prosecutors dispute: On July 13, 2012, she drove her Lexus S.U.V. erratically after swallowing Zolpidem, a generic form of the sleep medication Ambien.

Derived terms

• -pidem (“hynoptic/sedative”)
• zolpidem tartrate

Translations

type of sedative

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 唑吡坦 (zuòbǐtǎn)

• Spanish: zolpidén m

References

• “zolpidem”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.