"diazepam" meaning in English

See diazepam in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam/ [Received-Pronunciation], /dʌɪˈeɪ.zɪ.pam/ [Received-Pronunciation], /daɪˈæz.əˌpæm/ [General-American] Audio: En US diazepam.wav Forms: diazepams [plural]
Etymology: From (benzo)diazep(ine) + am(ide). Etymology templates: {{af|en|benzodiazepine|amide|alt1=(benzo)diazep(ine)|alt2=am(ide)|nocat=1}} (benzo)diazep(ine) + am(ide) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} diazepam (countable and uncountable, plural diazepams)
  1. (pharmacology) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly to relieve anxiety. Wikipedia link: diazepam Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Derived forms: -azepam, fludiazepam, lofendazam, nordazepam Translations (minor tranquillizer): 地西泮 (dìxīpàn) (Chinese Mandarin), diazepam (Dutch), diatsepaami (Finnish), diazépam [masculine] (French), Diazepam [neuter] (German), διαζεπάμη (diazepámi) [feminine] (Greek), diazepám (Hungarian), ジアゼパム (jiazepamu) (Japanese), диазепам (diazepam) (Kazakh), دیازپام (Persian), diazepam [masculine] (Polish), relanium [neuter] (Polish), diazepam [masculine] (Portuguese), диазепа́м (diazepám) [masculine] (Russian), сибазо́н (sibazón) [masculine] (Russian), рела́ниум (relánium) [masculine] (Russian), седуксе́н (seduksén) [masculine] (Russian), diazepam [masculine] (Spanish), ไดแอซิแพม (Thai), diazepam (Turkish)

Inflected forms

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