English
flunitrazepam
From flu(oro)- + nitr- + -azepam.
Formed from fluoro- + nitr- + -azepam
The story
First use appears c. 1973 in the South African Medical Journal.
Today it means
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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Etymograph / flunitrazepam