methaqualone
noun
meth·aqua·lone
me-ˈtha-kwə-ˌlōn 
: a sedative and hypnotic nonbarbiturate drug C16H14N2O that is habit-forming compare quaalude
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Instead of using a razor to gain control, Polanski deploys a cocktail of champagne and the hypnotic sedative methaqualone (brand-name Quaalude).
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Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
The ring peddled marijuana, cocaine, methaqualone and LSD in 1979 and 1980, making millions of dollars, according to federal court records.
—John Caniglia, cleveland, 18 June 2021
McTaggart and Graewe served as enforcers for the Zagaria drug ring, which sold millions of dollars of cocaine, methaqualone, LSD and other drugs in 1979 and 1980, according to federal court records.
—John Caniglia, cleveland, 29 May 2021
Matt Thompson, Spin, 10 Sep. 2023
The ring peddled marijuana, cocaine, methaqualone and LSD in 1979 and 1980, making millions of dollars, according to federal court records.
—John Caniglia, cleveland, 18 June 2021
McTaggart and Graewe served as enforcers for the Zagaria drug ring, which sold millions of dollars of cocaine, methaqualone, LSD and other drugs in 1979 and 1980, according to federal court records.
—John Caniglia, cleveland, 29 May 2021
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methaqualone
noun
meth·aqua·lone
me-ˈthak-wə-ˌlōn
: a sedative and hypnotic nonbarbiturate drug C16H14N2O that is habit-forming see quaalude
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