BENZODIAZEPINE

Meaning of BENZODIAZEPINE in English

[ ˌbɛnzəʊdʌɪ'eɪzɪpi:n , -'azəpi:n ]

■ noun Medicine any of a class of heterocyclic organic compounds used as tranquillizers, such as Librium and Valium.

Origin

1930s: from benzene + di- 1 + azo- + epi- + -ine 4 .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

BENZODIAZEPINE — noun Etymology: benz- + di- + az- + -epine (from hepta- + 2-ine) Date: 1934 any of a group of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BENZODIAZEPINE — ¦benzōˌdī¦azəˌpēn, -_pə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: benz- + di- + az- + -epine (from h ep ta- + -ine …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BENZODIAZEPINE — /ben'zoh duy az"euh peen', -ay"zeuh-/ , n. Pharm. any of a family of minor tranquilizers that act against anxiety and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BENZODIAZEPINE — n. (Medicine) any of the compounds that belong to a group used as tranquillizers
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BENZODIAZEPINE — noun Etymology: benz- + di- + az- + -epine (from h ep ta- + -ine ) (II) Date: 1934 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BENZODIAZEPINE — [ben.zo.di.az.e.pine] n [benz- + di- + az- + -epine (fr. hepta- + [2]-ine)] (1934): any of a group of aromatic …
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BENZODIAZEPINE — benzodiazepine BrE AmE ˌbenz əʊ daɪ ˈæz ə piːn -ˈeɪz- AmE \ ˌbenz oʊ-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BENZODIAZEPINE — n. Pronunciation: ˌ ben-z ō -d ī - ' a-z ə - ˌ p ē n Function: noun Etymology: benz- …
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ROOFIE — noun Etymology: probably by shortening & alteration from Rohypnol, a trademark name for the drug Date: 1994 a tablet of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OXAZEPAM — noun Etymology: hydroxy- + diazepam Date: 1964 a benzodiazepine tranquilizer C 15 H 11 ClN 2 O 2
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LORAZEPAM — noun Etymology: probably from chlor- + -azepam (as in diazepam) Date: 1969 benzodiazepine C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DILTIAZEM — noun Etymology: probably from International Scientific Vocabulary dilator + benzothiazepin, tricyclic compound structurally similar to benzodiazepine + -m (as in …
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DIAZEPAM — noun Etymology: benzodiazepine + -am (of unknown origin) Date: circa 1961 a tranquilizer C 16 H 13 ClN 2 O …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLOZAPINE — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary chlor- + -zapine, alteration of -azepine (as in benzodiazepine) Date: 1970 an antipsychotic drug C …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CLONAZEPAM — noun Etymology: chlor- + phenyl + -azepam (as in diazepam) Date: 1970 a benzodiazepine C 15 H 10 ClN 3 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE — noun Etymology: chlor- + benzodiazepine + oxide Date: 1960 a benzodiazepine C 16 H 14 ClN 3 O related to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CARBAMAZEPINE — noun Etymology: carbamoyl (a radical of carbamic acid) + -azepine (as in benzodiazepine) Date: 1966 a tricyclic anticonvulsant and analgesic …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ALPRAZOLAM — noun Etymology: alprazol- (perhaps from rearrangement of letters in triazole — compound with a ring composed of two carbon and …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OXAZEPAM — äkˈsazəˌpam noun ( -s ) Etymology: hydr oxy- + di azepam (herein) : a benzodiazepine tranquilizer C 15 H 11 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLURAZEPAM — flu̇rˈazəˌpam noun ( -s ) Etymology: flu o r - + - azepam (as in diazepam — herein) : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DOXEPIN — ˈdäksəˌpin, -_pə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: d imethyl + ox- + -ep- (as in benzodiazepine — herein) + -in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DILTIAZEM — dilˈtīəzem noun Etymology: probably from International Scientific Vocabulary dil ator + benzo t h iaze pin, tricyclic compound structurally similar …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOZAPINE — ˈklōzəˌpēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary c h lo r- + -zapine , alteration of -azepine (as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE — ˌklōrdīˌazə̇ˈpäkˌsīd, ˌklȯr- noun Etymology: chlor- + benzo diazep ine (herein) + oxide : a benzodiazepine C 16 H 14 ClN …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARBAMAZEPINE — ˌkärbəˈmazəˌpēn noun ( -s ) Etymology: carbam oyl + -azepine (as in benzodiazepine — herein) : a tricyclic anticonvulsant and …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALPRAZOLAM — alˈprāzōlam noun Etymology: alprazol- (perhaps from rearrangement of letters in triazole and benzodiazepine — herein) + -am (as in diazepam …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ROHYPNOL — /roh"hip nawl'/ Pharm., Trademark. a brand of flunitrazepam, a benzodiazepine: illegal in the U.S., it can cause memory blackouts and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OXAZEPAM — /ok saz"euh pam'/ , n. Pharm. a benzodiazepine, C 15 H 11 ClN 2 O 2 , used in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LORAZEPAM — /law raz"euh pam', leuh-/ , n. Pharm. a benzodiazepine drug, C 15 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O 2 …
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HALCION — /hal"see on'/ Trademark. a benzodiazepine, used as a sleeping drug and as an anxiolytic.
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HALAZEPAM — /ha lay"zeuh pam'/ , n. Pharm. a derivative of benzodiazepine, C 17 H 12 ClF 3 N 2 O, used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALPRAZOLAM — noun Etymology: alprazol- (perhaps from rearrangement of letters in triazole — compound with a ring composed of two carbon and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

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