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
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)
• S-ketamine (“(+)ketamine”)
• R-ketamine (“(-)ketamine”)
• RS-ketamine (“(+-)ketamine”)
• kanemite
Source: Wiktionary
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
