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diazepam

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diazepam
noun Etymology: benzodiazepine + -am (of unknown origin) Date: circa 1961 a tranquilizer C16H13ClN2O used especially to relieve anxiety and tension and as a muscle relaxant

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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