ketamine

See also: kétamine

English

Etymology

Blend of ketone +‎ amine, 1960s.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛtəmɪn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛtəmiːn/

Noun

ketamine (countable and uncountable, plural ketamines)

A pain-killing drug and anaesthetic, commonly used recreationally.

Synonyms

(drug): Special K (slang)

Derived terms

K-hole

Translations

pain-killing drug

Chinese:
Mandarin: 氯胺酮 (zh) (lǜ’āntóng), K粉 (zh) (kēifěn)
Dutch: ketamine (nl) f, keta c
Finnish: ketamiini (fi)

Russian: кетами́н (ru) m (ketamín)
Spanish: ketamina f
Swedish: ketamin n

Anagrams

kanemite

Dutch

Alternative forms

keta

Etymology

Borrowed from English ketamine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ketamine f (uncountable)

ketamine

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