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 • Dec. 6, 2023

“Empire of Pain” chronicles multiple investigations of the Sacklers, whose fortune was built by Valium and whose reputation was destroyed by OxyContin, and the legal tactics they have used to evade accountability.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2021

Rotunno foreshadowed Leight’s appearance on the witness stand as she grilled Sciorra about her use of Valium and her behavior on the set of “The Night We Never Met.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 7, 2020

Biological theories of and treatments for the brain, notably drugs like Thorazine, lithium, Valium and Prozac, displaced Freudian psychobabble and transformed psychiatry into a truly scientific discipline.

From Scientific American • Aug. 3, 2019

In the pantheon of Oscar, this sets Kimmel up to be the human equivalent of Valium.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2017