knack(2) (iou) and nitrazepam (medicine)

knack(2) (iou)

knack noun2. [nak] LME.
[Ult. imit., but perh. immed. from Dutch, Low German knak. Cf. KNACK noun1.]
I.
A trick, esp. a clever or (formerly) a deceitful one. LME.
E. O'Brien She mastered the knack of walking backward.
An intuitive or acquired talent or skill for doing something cleverly and successfully; the ability to deal with or do something in the best way. L16.
R. Crompton It's jus' a knack. It jus' wants practice. Observer I only hope I've got my mother's knack of dealing with awkward questions. R. Ellmann His knack for drawing was shown in some illustrations he made. P. Barker He's got the knack of talking to your Dad.
A habit of acting or speaking in a particular way, a tendency to do a certain thing. L17.
R. Harling He always had a knack of falling out with anyone in time. L. van der Post This dreaming process had a knack of following through into my waking imagination.
II.
An ingenious contrivance; a trinket, a trifle, a knick-knack. arch. M16.
knacky adjective artful, clever, adroit, ingenious E18.

nitrazepam (medicine)

nitrazepam
<chemical> 1,3-dihydro-7-nitro-5-phenyl-2h-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one. A benzodiazepine derivative used as an anticonvulsant and hypnotic.

Pharmacological action: anti-anxiety agents, anticonvulsants, gaba modulators, sedatives, nonbarbiturate.

Chemical name: 2H-1,4-Benzodiazepin-2-one, 1,3-dihydro-7-nitro-5-phenyl-

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