Rohypnoln.
/rəʊˈhɪpnɒl/, U.S. /ˌroʊˈ(h)ɪpnɑl/ Pharmacology.
A proprietary name for: flunitrazepam, a sedative and hypnotic drug of the benzodiazepine class. Also (as a count noun): a tablet of this drug.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > sedatives, antispasmodics, etc. > [noun] > hypnotic > specific drugs
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glutethimide1955
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Rohypnol1971
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triazolam1973
methapyrilene1974
Halcion1975
1971 Trade Marks Jrnl. 14 July 1384 Rohypnol... Pharmaceutical preparations and substances, all for use as hypnotics.
1980 S. Afr. Med. Jrnl. 57 986 Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) was compared with thiopentone as an anaesthetic induction agent in children between 4 and 12 years of age who underwent minor surgical procedures.
1997 Daily Tel. 5 Sept. 11/1 Concern is growing that Rohypnol, a drug 10 times more powerful than Valium, is being used by men intent on rape or sexual abuse, to spike women's drinks.
2001 N.Y. Mag. 5 Mar. 97/2 During his worst phase, he'd combine ketamine with two or three Rohypnols, the powerful sedative often referred to as the date-rape drug.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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