Meanings
- informaluncountableMethaqualone, especially when used as a recreational drug.
Illegally produced mandrax can be found in various different shapes and colours.
2007, Sean Exner Baumann, Primary Health Care Psychiatry: A Practical Guide for Southern Africa1 more example
Large quantities of bags filled with chemicals and powders used to manufacture mandrax and heroin were found inside one of the bedrooms in the luxury Ballito Bay estate in KZN .
2021 January 8, Riyaz Patel, “Burning Mandrax ‘white pipe’ fuelling criminal networks in South Africa”, in The South African, archived from the original on 23 Jan 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From Mandrax, the brand name of a combination drug containing 250 mg of methaqualone and 20 mg of diphenhydramine in a single tablet.
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mandrax. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandrax
“mandrax.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mandrax. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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