carbamazepine

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UK/ˌkɑː.bəˈmeɪ.zɪ.piːn/US/ˌkɑɹ.bəˈmæz.əˌpin/

noun

A synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.

OriginEnglish benzazepine ← French hepta- ← Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ) →
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Meanings

nouncarbamazepine (countable and uncountable, plural carbamazepines)

plural carbamazepines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA synthetic compound of the benzodiazepine class, used as an anticonvulsant and analgesic drug.

    Since α-carbamazepine is a monotrope of γ-carbamazepine, and γ-carbamazepine is an enantiotrope of β-carbamazepine, the physical stability hierarchy depends on the transition temperature of β- and γ-carbamazepine.

    2004, Peter York, Uday B. Kompella, Boris Y. Shekunov, Supercritical Fluid Technology for Drug Product Development, page 288

Origin

  1. Englishcarbamic
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. Englishcarbamoyl
  5. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  9. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  10. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  11. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  12. Old Javanesejawa
  13. Old JavaneseJawi
  14. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  15. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  16. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  17. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  18. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  19. Catalanbenjuí
  20. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  21. Englishbenzoin
  22. Englishbenzo-
  23. Englishbenz-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*né
  25. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  26. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  27. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  28. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  29. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  30. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  31. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  32. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  33. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  34. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  35. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  36. Frenchazote
  37. Englishazote
  38. Englishaz-
  39. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  40. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  41. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  42. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  43. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  44. Frenchhepta-
  45. Englishazepine
  46. Englishbenzazepine
  47. Englishcarbamazepine

Blend of carbamoyl + benzazepine.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 卡馬西平 /卡马西平
  • 卡馬西平 /卡马西平 (kǎmǎxīpíng)anticonvulsant drug
Czech karbamazepin
  • karbamazepinanticonvulsant drug
French carbamazépine
  • carbamazépineanticonvulsant drug
Italian carbamazepina
  • carbamazepinaanticonvulsant drug
Russian карбамазепи́н
  • карбамазепи́н (karbamazepín)anticonvulsant drug
Spanish carbamazepina
  • carbamazepinaanticonvulsant drug
Cite this entry
APA

carbamazepine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbamazepine

MLA

“carbamazepine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbamazepine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbamazepine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbamazepine.

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