esketamine

English

Etymology

Phonetic respelling of S-ketamine.

Noun

esketamine (uncountable)

  1. A general anesthetic and dissociative drug, the S(+) enantiomer of ketamine, being investigated as an antidepressant.

Synonyms

  • S-ketamine
  • spravato / Spravato

Antonyms

  • R-ketamine (the R(-) enantiomer of ketanime)

Hypernyms

Coordinate terms

  • RS-ketamine