"Xanax" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈzæn.æks/ [General-American] Audio: En US Xanax.wav Forms: Xanax [plural], Xanaxes [plural]
Etymology: A trademarked name, coined by Pfizer. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|Xanax|es}} Xanax (countable and uncountable, plural Xanax or Xanaxes)
  1. (trademark, pharmacology) A brand name for alprazolam. Wikipedia link: Xanax Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: Xan [slang], Xanny [slang] Derived forms: Xanaxed, xanbie

Inflected forms

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