"Valium," 1961, from (benzo)diazep(ine) + -am, apparently an arbitrary suffix. The element diazo- denotes two nitrogen atoms combined with one hydrocarbon radical.
diastole
diatessaron
diatom
diatonic
diatribe
diazepam
dib
dibble
dibs
dice
dicephalous
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