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RESTORIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Restoril mean?
• RESTORIL (noun)
The noun RESTORIL has 1 sense:
1. a frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night
Familiarity information: RESTORIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A frequently prescribed benzodiazepine (trade name Restoril); takes effect slowly and lasts long enough to help those people who wake up frequently during the night
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Restoril; temazepam
Hypernyms ("Restoril" is a kind of...):
benzodiazepine (any of several similar lipophilic amines used as tranquilizers or sedatives or hypnotics or muscle relaxants; chronic use can lead to dependency)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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