"Valium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvæl.i.əm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈvæl.i.əm/ [General-American], /ˈvæl.jəm/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Valium.wav , En US Valium.wav Forms: Valiums [plural]
Rhymes: -æliəm Etymology: Marketing coinage. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Valium (countable and uncountable, plural Valiums)
  1. (trademark, pharmacology) The drug diazepam. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-Valium-en-noun-482mXEp7 Categories (other): English trademarks Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
  2. (countable) A Valium pill. Tags: countable Derived forms: val, Valiumed
    Sense id: en-Valium-en-noun-WwoSs9DB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88

Inflected forms

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