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ROHYPNOL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rohypnol mean? 

ROHYPNOL (noun)
  The noun ROHYPNOL has 1 sense:

1. a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombiaplay

  Familiarity information: ROHYPNOL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ROHYPNOL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

flunitrazepan; Rohypnol

Hypernyms ("Rohypnol" is a kind of...):

club drug (a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Rohypnol"):

circle; forget me drug; Mexican valium; R-2; roach; roofy; rope; rophy (street names for flunitrazepan)


 Context examples 


Also called: Hallucinogens, Ecstasy, Rohypnol, GHB, MDMA

(Club Drugs, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)

They include: • Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), also known as Ecstasy XTC, X, E, Adam, Molly, Hug Beans, and Love Drug • Gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB), also known as G, Liquid Ecstasy, and Soap • Ketamine, also known as Special K, K, Vitamin K, and Jet • Rohypnol, also known as Roofies • Methamphetamine, also known as Speed, Ice, Chalk, Meth, Crystal, Crank, and Glass • Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD), also known as Acid, Blotter, and Dots

(Club Drugs, NIH: National Institute on Drug Abuse)



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