Valium

American  

[val-ee-uhm] / ˈvæl i əm /

Pharmacology, Trademark.

1. a brand of diazepam.

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Valium British  

/ ˈvælɪəm /

noun

1. a brand of diazepam used as a tranquillizer See also benzodiazepine

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valium Cultural  

1. A common prescription tranquilizer; trademark for the drug diazepam.

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Example Sentences

The joke among biologists is that spotted owls have Valium for blood.

From Seattle Times

With a colonoscopy, for instance, patients often receive an anesthetic, like propofol, or a narcotic such as Demerol or fentanyl, combined with anti-anxiety medication like Versed or Valium.

From New York Times

The health board had said earlier in the week that fake prescription anti-anxiety pills - being sold illegally as Valium and Xanax - was thought to be behind the cause of the overdoses.

From BBC

It said it believed the tablets were being sold illegally as Valium and Xanax in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.

From BBC

Bongino, instead of replying with statistics or facts, instead told Rivera to "take a Valium" and "pipe down."

From Salon