diazepam
UK/dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam//daɪˈæz.əˌpæm/
diazepam noun: a tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety.
Noun
diazepam (countable and uncountable, plural diazepams)
- A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly 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)
diazepam meaning in Persian and Thai
diazepam in Persian
- minor tranquillizer
- دیازپام
diazepam in Thai
- minor tranquillizer
- ไดแอซิแพม
Forms of diazepam
| plural | diazepams |
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Origin of diazepam
From (benzo)diazep(ine) + am(ide).
Words formed from diazepam
Questions about diazepam
- What does diazepam mean?
- Diazepam means a tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety.
- What is diazepam in Persian?
- Diazepam in Persian is دیازپام. See Diazepam meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is diazepam?
- Diazepam is a noun.
- How do you pronounce diazepam?
- Diazepam is pronounced /dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam/ (UK).
- What is the plural of diazepam?
- The plural of diazepam is diazepams.
Words near diazepam in the dictionary
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