diazepam
See also: diazepám
English edit
Etymology edit
From (benzo)diazep(ine) + am(ide).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam/, /dʌɪˈeɪ.zɪ.pam/
- (General American) IPA(key): /daɪˈæz.əˌpæm/
Noun edit
diazepam (countable and uncountable, plural diazepams)
- (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 edit
Translations edit
minor tranquillizer
|
References edit
- “diazepam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “diazepam”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English diazepam.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
diazepam m inan
- (pharmacology) diazepam
- Synonym: relanium
Declension edit
Declension of diazepam
singular | |
---|---|
nominative | diazepam |
genitive | diazepamu |
dative | diazepamowi |
accusative | diazepam |
instrumental | diazepamem |
locative | diazepamie |
vocative | diazepamie |
Further reading edit
- diazepam in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
diazepam m (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) diazepam (minor tranquillizer, benzodiazepine)
Spanish edit
Noun edit
diazepam m (plural diazepams)