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HALLUCINOGEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences
Synonyms:
hallucinogen; hallucinogenic drug; psychedelic drug; psychodelic drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hallucinogen" is a kind of...):
consciousness-altering drug; mind-altering drug; psychoactive drug; psychoactive substance (a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hallucinogen"):
LSD; lysergic acid diethylamide (a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid)
mescaline; peyote (the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons)
angel dust; PCP; phencyclidine; phencyclidine hydrochloride (a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or 'dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen)
psilocin; psilocybin (a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom)
salvinorin (a hallucinogen obtained from Salvia divinorum)
Derivation:
hallucinogenic (capable of producing hallucinations)
