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Benzodiazepine vs Thienobenzodiazepine - What's the difference?

benzodiazepine | thienobenzodiazepine |

As nouns the difference between benzodiazepine and thienobenzodiazepine

is that benzodiazepine is any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders while thienobenzodiazepine is a heterocyclic compound containing a diazepine ring fused to a thiophene ring and a benzene ring.

benzodiazepine

English

(wikipedia benzodiazepine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.

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    thienobenzodiazepine

    English

    Noun

  • (chemistry) A heterocyclic compound containing a diazepine ring fused to a thiophene ring and a benzene ring.