nitrazepam

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UK/nʌɪˈtɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/UK/nʌɪˈtɹaz.ɪ.pam/US/naɪˈtɹæz.əˌpæm/

noun

A short-acting hypnotic drug (British trademark Mogadon) of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat insomnia; C₁₅H₁₁N₃O₃.

OriginEnglish diazepam ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
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Meanings

nounnitrazepam (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA short-acting hypnotic drug (British trademark Mogadon) of the benzodiazepine group, used to treat insomnia; C₁₅H₁₁N₃O₃.

Origin

  1. Egyptiannṯr
  2. Egyptiannṯrj
  3. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  4. Englishnitro-
  5. Englishnitr-
  6. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  10. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  11. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  12. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  13. Old Javanesejawa
  14. Old JavaneseJawi
  15. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  16. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  17. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  18. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  19. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  20. Catalanbenjuí
  21. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  22. Englishbenzoin
  23. Englishbenzo-
  24. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  25. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  26. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  27. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  28. Latindi-
  29. Englishdi-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*né
  31. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  32. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  33. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  34. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  35. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  36. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  37. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  38. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  39. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  40. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  41. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  42. Frenchazote
  43. Englishazote
  44. Englishaz-
  45. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  46. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  47. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  48. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  49. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  50. Frenchhepta-
  51. Englishazepine
  52. Englishdiazepine
  53. English(benzo)diazep(ine)
  54. Egyptianjmn
  55. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  56. LatinAmmōn
  57. Latinammoniacus
  58. Englishammonia
  59. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  60. Englisham(ide)
  61. Englishdiazepam
  62. Englishnitrazepam

From nitr- + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 硝西泮
  • 硝西泮 (xiāoxīpàn)benzodiazepine drug
Cite this entry
APA

nitrazepam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrazepam

MLA

“nitrazepam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrazepam. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nitrazepam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nitrazepam.

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