KETAMINE

ketamine, ketamine hydrochloride, Ketalar

(noun) a general anesthetic and tranquilizer (not a barbiturate) that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly; used mainly by veterinarians or for minor surgery with geriatric or pediatric patients; taken in large doses it causes hallucinations similar to those associated with the use of PCP

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

ketamine (countable and uncountable, plural ketamines)

A pain-killing drug and anaesthetic, (RS)-2-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexanone, commonly used recreationally.

Synonym: Special K (slang)

Hyponyms

• S-ketamine (“(+)ketamine”)

• R-ketamine (“(-)ketamine”)

• RS-ketamine (“(+-)ketamine”)

Anagrams

• kanemite

Source: Wiktionary



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