KETALAR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Ketalar mean? 

• KETALAR (noun)
  The noun KETALAR 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: KETALAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KETALAR (noun)

Sense 1

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 ("Ketalar" 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 the entire body and causes loss of consciousness)

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

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

 Context examples 

Ketalar blocks pathways to the brain that are involved in sensing pain.

(Ketalar, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Ketalar and ketamine hydrochloride.

(Ketamine, NCI Dictionary)

Also called Ketalar and ketamine.

(Ketamine hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)