Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun benzodiazepine

1 sense of benzodiazepine

Sense 1
benzodiazepine -- (any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency)
       => minor tranquilizer, minor tranquillizer, minor tranquilliser, antianxiety drug, anxiolytic, anxiolytic drug -- (a tranquilizer used to relieve anxiety and reduce tension and irritability)
       => muscle relaxant -- (a drug that reduces muscle contractility by blocking the transmission of nerve impulses or by decreasing the excitability of the motor end plate or by other actions)