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

• ketamine

Coordinate terms

• RS-ketamine