diazepam

See also: diazepám

English
Chemical structure of diazepam

Etymology

From (benzo)diazep(ine) +‎ am(ide).

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam/, /dʌɪˈeɪ.zɪ.pam/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /daɪˈæz.əˌpæm/
    • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

diazepam (countable and uncountable, plural diazepams)

  1. (pharmacology) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety.
    • 2001: The most effective anti-anxiety drugs (tranquillizers) are the benzodiazepines, epitomized by diazepam (Valium®). — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 57)

Derived terms

Translations

References

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English diazepam.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /djaˈzɛ.pam/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛpam
  • Syllabification: dia‧ze‧pam

Noun

diazepam m inan

  1. (pharmacology) diazepam
    Synonym: relanium

Declension
Declension of diazepam
singular
nominative diazepam
genitive diazepamu
dative diazepamowi
accusative diazepam
instrumental diazepamem
locative diazepamie
vocative diazepamie

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒi.a.zeˈpɐ̃/ [d͡ʒɪ.a.zeˈpɐ̃], (faster pronunciation) /d͡ʒja.zeˈpɐ̃/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /di.ɐ.zɨˈpɐ̃/, (faster pronunciation) /djɐ.zɨˈpɐ̃/

Noun

diazepam m (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) diazepam (minor tranquillizer, benzodiazepine)

Spanish

Noun

diazepam m (plural diazepams)

  1. diazepam
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