Meanings
nounbenzazepine (plural benzazepines)
plural benzazepines
- chemistryAny of the class of heterocyclic compounds consisting of a benzene ring fused to an azepine ring.
Origin
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishbenz-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishaz-
- Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
- Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
- Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
- Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
- Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
- Frenchhepta-
- Englishazepine
- Englishbenzazepine
From benz- + azepine.
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APA
benzazepine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzazepine
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“benzazepine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzazepine. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benzazepine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzazepine.
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