zaleplon

English

Chemical structure of zaleplon

Etymology

Probably from Ancient Greek ζάλη (zálē, “storm, distress”) +‎ -plon (“imidazopyrimidine or pyrazolopyrimidine derivative”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈzæl.əˌplɑn/

Noun

zaleplon (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A sedative hypnotic drug of the pyrazolopyrimidine class, mainly used to treat insomnia, rare among such drugs in having been found not to cause an increase in road traffic accidents.

References

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

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