ketamine
noun
ke·ta·mine
ˈke-tə-ˌmēn 
ˈkē-
ˈkē-
: a general anesthetic that is administered intravenously and intramuscularly in the form of its hydrochloride C13H16ClNO·HCl and that is used illicitly usually by being inhaled in powdered form especially for the dreamlike or hallucinogenic state it produces
Note: Ketamine is also called Special K when used as a recreational drug
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On ketamine, the second, sustained phase of brain activity was no longer present, and responses to the air puffs changed.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 4 June 2025
Sources allege that Musk was using ketamine, Ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms, and Adderall.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
If the swinging scandal and its fallout was at the center of the first season (with a side of ketamine therapy and 30-mg soda runs), the tensions of the second season feel even more consequential.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 2 June 2025
According to Binda, investigators found $9,000 in cash, substances that tested positive for MDMA and ketamine, and supplies like lubricant and baby oil that other witnesses have said were commonly used during freak-offs.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 26 May 2025
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 4 June 2025
Sources allege that Musk was using ketamine, Ecstasy, psychedelic mushrooms, and Adderall.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
If the swinging scandal and its fallout was at the center of the first season (with a side of ketamine therapy and 30-mg soda runs), the tensions of the second season feel even more consequential.
—Anna Tingley, Variety, 2 June 2025
According to Binda, investigators found $9,000 in cash, substances that tested positive for MDMA and ketamine, and supplies like lubricant and baby oil that other witnesses have said were commonly used during freak-offs.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 26 May 2025
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“Ketamine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ketamine. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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ketamine
noun
ke·ta·mine
ˈkēt-ə-ˌmēn
: a general anesthetic that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly in the form of its hydrochloride C13H16ClNO·HCl and that is used illicitly usually by being inhaled in powdered form especially for the dreamlike or hallucinogenic state it produces see special k
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