clorazepate

[ klaw-raz-uh-peyt, kloh- ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a benzodiazepine, C16H13ClN2O4, used in the treatment of chronic anxiety states and as an adjunct in the treatment of alcohol withdrawal.

Origin of clorazepate

1
c(h)lor-2 + azep(ine) + -ate2

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