flunitrazepam

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US/ˌflu.nəˈtɹæz.əˌpæm/US/ˌflu.naɪˈtɹæz.əˌpæm/UK/ˌfluː.nʌɪˈtɹeɪ.zɪ.pam/UK/ˌfluː.nʌɪˈtɹaz.ɪ.pam/

noun

A short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with relatively long-lasting sedative effects, used as a hypnotic and as a premedication for anesthesia; 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₆H₁₂FN₃O₃.

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RohypnolroofieRufalin
OriginEnglish diazepam ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin ammoniacus →
UncommonScrabble 29
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Meanings

nounflunitrazepam (uncountable)
  1. uncountablechemistryA short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with relatively long-lasting sedative effects, used as a hypnotic and as a premedication for anesthesia; 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₆H₁₂FN₃O₃.

    Synonyms: Rohypnol, roofie, Rufalin

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA short-acting benzodiazepine derivative with relatively long-lasting sedative effects, used as a hypnotic and as a premedication for anesthesia; 5-(2-fluorophenyl)-1,3-dihydro-1-methyl-7-nitro-2H-1,4-benzodiazepin-2-one, C₁₆H₁₂FN₃O₃.

Similar
RohypnolroofieRufalin

More synonyms by meaning

nouna depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia

Similar
Rohypnol
Broader
club drug
Also see
rohypnol

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluoro-
  7. Egyptiannṯr
  8. Egyptiannṯrj
  9. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  10. Englishnitro-
  11. Englishnitr-
  12. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  15. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  16. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  17. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  18. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  19. Old Javanesejawa
  20. Old JavaneseJawi
  21. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  22. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  23. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  24. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  25. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  26. Catalanbenjuí
  27. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  28. Englishbenzoin
  29. Englishbenzo-
  30. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  31. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  32. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  33. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  34. Latindi-
  35. Englishdi-
  36. Proto-Indo-European*né
  37. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  38. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  39. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  40. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  41. Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
  42. Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
  43. Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
  44. Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
  45. Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
  46. Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
  47. Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
  48. Frenchazote
  49. Englishazote
  50. Englishaz-
  51. Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
  52. Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
  53. Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
  54. Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
  55. Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
  56. Frenchhepta-
  57. Englishazepine
  58. Englishdiazepine
  59. English(benzo)diazep(ine)
  60. Egyptianjmn
  61. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  62. LatinAmmōn
  63. Latinammoniacus
  64. Englishammonia
  65. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  66. Englisham(ide)
  67. Englishdiazepam
  68. Englishflunitrazepam

From flu(oro)- + nitr- + -azepam. First use appears c. 1973 in the South African Medical Journal.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 氟硝西泮
  • 氟硝西泮 (fúxiāoxīpàn)benzodiazepine drug
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