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Valium

American  
[val-ee-uhm] / ˈvæl i əm /
Pharmacology, Trademark.

  1. a brand of diazepam.

Valium British  
/ ˈvælɪəm /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
valium Cultural  

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

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