Rohypnol
Ro·hyp·nol
Flunitrazepam, a hypnotic drug, sometimes used as a date rape drugFlunitrazepam, a hypnotic drug (sleeping pill), sometimes used as a date rape drug.
US/ɹoʊˈhɪp.nɑl/
Meaning
1 sensesFlunitrazepam, a hypnotic drug (sleeping pill), sometimes used as a date rape drug.
Origin
From Ro(che) + hypno- + -ol, from the brand name F. Hoffmann-La Roche (known simply as RocFrom Ro(che) + hypno- + -ol, from the brand name F. Hoffmann-La Roche (known simply as Roche). First attested in the 1970s.
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