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Meaning of diazepam | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
dʌɪˈaz.ɪ.pam

Definitions

A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used mainly to relieve anxiety.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Diazepam
Español diazepam
Suomi diatsepaami
Français diazépam
Magyar diazepám
日本語 ジアゼパム
Қазақша диазепам
Nederlands diazepam
Polski diazepam relanium
Português diazepam
Русский диазепа́м рела́ниум седуксе́н сибазо́н

Examples

“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)”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
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See also

diazepane diazepanone diazepine diazetane diazete diazetidine

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