benzodiazepine en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌbɛnzoʊdaɪˈæzɪpiːn/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Arabic لُبَان (lubān) Proto-Indo-European *yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *yéwos Proto-Indo-Iranian *yáwas Sanskrit यव (yava)bor.? Proto-Austronesian *zawa Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zawader.? Old Javanese jawa Old Javanese -i Old Javanese Jawi Javanese ꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)der. Arabic جَاوَة (jāwa) Proto-Afroasiatic Proto-Semitic Arabic ـِيّ (-iyy) Arabic جَاوِيّ (jāwiyy) Arabic لُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)bor. Catalan benjuíder. Middle French benjoinder. English benzoin English benzo- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Hellenic *dwi- Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)bor. Latin di-bor. English di- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *gʷíh₃weti Proto-Hellenic *gʷyṓw-ō Proto-Hellenic *d͏̌ṓwō Ancient Greek ζώω (zṓō) Ancient Greek ζῶ (zô) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek ζωή (zōḗ) French azotebor. English azote English az- Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)der. French hepta- Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus French -in Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e French -e French -ine English -epine English azepine English diazepine English benzodiazepine From benzo- + diazepine.
Meanings
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Any of a class of psychoactive drugs, structured upon diazepine, used in the treatment of anxiety, insomnia and other related disorders.
His modus operandi was to drug them with wine or tea laced with benzodiazepines, which incapacitated them and wiped out their memories.
2023 December 21, Anna Moore, “The couch surfing predator: how a group of women were drugged and assaulted - then fought back”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:That week we were in the desert I couldn't sleep—perhaps a couple of hours each night at the most even with a steady intake of benzodiazepine.
2023, Bret Easton Ellis, chapter 1, in The Shards:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| benzodiazepines | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
alprazolam · zolenzepine · clobazam · olanzapine · pirenzepine · clozapine · telenzepine · -azenil · diazepam · nonbenzodiazepine · tibezonium
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
clonazepam · bromazepam · haloxazolam · meclonazepam · alprazolam · diazepam
Relateds
Synonyms
benzodiazepine · BZD · benzo
Translations (17)
it benzodiazepina (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · ca benzodiazepina (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · tr benzodiazepin (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · cmn 苯二氮䓬 (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · sv flödder (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · pl benzodiazepina (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · sv bensodiazepin (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · es benzodiacepina (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · ru бѐнзодиазепи́н (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · fr benzodiazépine (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · fi bentsodiatsepiini (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · nb benzodiazepin (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · hu benzodiazepin (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · ja ベンゾジアゼピン (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · es benzodiazepina (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · de Benzodiazepin (any of a class of psychoactive drugs) · pt benzodiazepina (any of a class of psychoactive drugs)