different between diazepam vs temazepam

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

Probably from tem- (“alteration of methyl”) +? oxazepam.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??me?.z?.pam/, /t??maz.?.pam/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /t??mæz.??pæm/

Noun

temazepam (countable and uncountable, plural temazepams)

1. (pharmacology) A compound (trademark Restoril) of the benzodiazepine class used as a tranquilizer and short-acting hypnotic.

Hypernyms

• benzodiazepine

References

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