different between diazepam vs nitrazepam

English

Etymology

From (benzo)diazep(ine) +? am(ide).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d???az.?.pam/, /d???e?.z?.pam/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /da??æz.??pæm/

Noun

diazepam (countable and uncountable, plural diazepams)

1. (pharmacology) A tranquilizing muscle relaxant drug (trademark Valium) used chiefly 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)

Translations

Derived terms

• -azepam

References

• “diazepam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “diazepam”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Polish

Etymology

From English diazepam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja?z?.pam/

Noun

diazepam m inan

1. diazepam

Declension

Further reading

• diazepam in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• diazepam in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

diazepam m (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) diazepam (minor tranquillizer, benzodiazepine)

Spanish

Noun

diazepam m (plural diazepams)

1. diazepam

English

Etymology

From nitr- +? -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /n???t?e?.z?.pam/, /n???t?az.?.pam/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /na??t?æz.??pæm/

Noun

nitrazepam (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A short-acting hypnotic drug (British trademark Mogadon) of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat insomnia.

Translations

Derived terms

• clonazepam
• flunitrazepam
• menitrazepam

References

• “nitrazepam”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “nitrazepam”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).