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clorazepate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /klɔɹˈæz.əˌpeɪt/

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noun

Meaning 1

A benzodiazepine tranquilizer taken orally in the form of its dipotassium salt C16H10ClKN2O3·KOH to treat anxiety, partial seizures, and acute alcohol withdrawal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From chlor- + -azepate (“diazepam derivative”).