flunitrazepam

[ floo-ni-traz-uh-pam ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a powerful benzodiazepine sedative, C16H12FN3O3, that causes semiconsciousness and memory blackouts: has been implicated in date rapes and is illegal in the U.S.

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British Dictionary definitions for flunitrazepam

flunitrazepam

/ (ˌfluːnaɪˈtræzəˌpæm) /


noun
  1. a drug similar to diazepam, used in treating long-term insomnia

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