ketamine
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See also: kétamine
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of ketone + amine. First use appears c. 1966.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɛt.ə.mɪn/, /ˈkiː.tə.miːn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɛt.əˌmin/, /ˈki.təˌmin/
Noun[edit]
ketamine (countable and uncountable, plural ketamines)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as an anesthetic and analgesic drug and also (illicitly) as a hallucinogen.
- Synonym: (slang) Special K
- 1984, William Gibson, Neuromancer (Sprawl; book 1), New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, →ISBN, page 8:
- He was riding high that night, with a brick of Wage's ketamine on its way to Yokohama and the money already in his pocket.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
pain-killing drug
References[edit]
- “ketamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “ketamine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from English ketamine.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
ketamine f (uncountable)
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