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ketamine.

A synthetic compound used as a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic drug and also recreationally as a hallucinogen.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkɛt.ə.mɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkiː.tə.miːn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈkɛt.əˌmin/General-American/ˈki.təˌmin/General-American
  1. A synthetic compound used as a dissociative anesthetic and analgesic drug and also recreationally as a hallucinogen.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Blend of ketone + amine. First use appears c. 1966.

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