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Rohypnol

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Ro·hyp·nol  (r-hpnôl, -nl)
A trademark used for the drug flunitrazepam.
Rohypnol [ˌrəʊˈhɪpnɒl]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology)™ a brand of the drug flunitrazepam used as a hypnotic: its ability to render someone unconscious and disoriented on awakening has been exploited by rapists
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Noun1.Rohypnol - a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia
flunitrazepan
club drug - a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves
forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roofy, rophy, rope, roach, circle - street names for flunitrazepan
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