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PSYCHEDELIC DRUG

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiencesplay

Synonyms:

hallucinogen; hallucinogenic drug; psychedelic drug; psychodelic drug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("psychedelic drug" 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 "psychedelic drug"):

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)

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