different between ketamine vs chloroform

English

Etymology

Blend of ketone +? amine, 1960s.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k?t.?.m?n/, /?ki?.t?.mi?n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?t.??min/, /?ki.t??min/

Noun

ketamine (countable and uncountable, plural ketamines)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as an anesthetic and analgesic drug and also (illicitly) as a hallucinogen.

   Synonym: (slang) Special K

Derived terms

• K-hole
• Special K
• esketamine
• S-ketamine
• R-ketamine
• RS-ketamine

Translations

References

• “ketamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “ketamine”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• kanemite

Dutch

Alternative forms

• keta

Etymology

Borrowed from English ketamine.

Pronunciation

Noun

ketamine f (uncountable)

1. ketamine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chloroforme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kl????(?)?f??(?)m/

Noun

chloroform (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl₃; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

Synonyms

• trichloromethane
• chloric ether
• Guthrie's sweet whiskey, sweet whiskey

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

chloroform (third-person singular simple present chloroforms, present participle chloroforming, simple past and past participle chloroformed)

1. To treat with chloroform, or to render unconscious with chloroform.

Related terms

• fluoroform
• bromoform
• iodoform

Translations

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xl??r?.f?rm/

Noun

chloroform m inan

1. chloroform CHCl₃

Declension