carbamazepine

See also: carbamazépine

English

Chemical structure of carbamazepine

Etymology

Blend of carbamoyl +‎ benzazepine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑː.bəˈmeɪ.zɪ.piːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌkɑɹ.bəˈmæz.əˌpin/

Noun

carbamazepine (countable and uncountable, plural carbamazepines)

1. (organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.

Derived terms

• oxcarbazepine

 

Translations

anticonvulsant drug

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡馬西平／卡马西平 (kǎmǎxīpíng)

• Czech: karbamazepin m
• French: carbamazépine (fr) f
• Italian: carbamazepina (it) f
• Russian: карбамазепи́н m (karbamazepín)
• Spanish: carbamazepina f

References

• “carbamazepine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “carbamazepine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Italian

Noun

carbamazepine f

1. plural of carbamazepina