diazepam

English

Etymology

From (benzo)diazep(ine) + -am of unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /daɪˈæzəpæm/

Noun

Wikipedia diazepam (plural diazepams)

1. (pharmacology) A minor tranquillizer with sedative effects, taken to reduce 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)

Translations

minor tranquillizer

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 地西泮 (cmn) (dìxīpàn)

• Dutch: diazepam (nl)
• Finnish: diatsepaami (fi)
• French: diazépam (fr) m
• German: Diazepam (de) n
• Greek: διαζεπάμη (el) (diazepámi) f

• Hungarian: diazepám (hu)
• Japanese: ジアゼパム (ja) (jiazepamu)
• Portuguese: diazepam (pt) m
• Russian: диазепам (ru) (diaz'epám) m, сибазон (ru) (sibazón) m, реланиум (ru) (r'elánium) m, седуксен (ru) (s'eduks'én) m
• Spanish: diazepam (es) m
• Thai: please add this translation if you can