KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ketamine hydrochloride mean? 

• KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE (noun)
  The noun KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KETAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Ketalar; ketamine; ketamine hydrochloride

Hypernyms ("ketamine hydrochloride" is a kind of...):

club drug (a controlled substance that is usually taken by young people at dance clubs and raves)

general anaesthetic; general anesthetic (an anesthetic that anesthetizes entire body and causes loss of consciousness)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ketamine hydrochloride"):

cat valium; green; honey oil; jet; K; special K; super acid; super C (street names for ketamine)