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    PSYCHEDELIC DRUG

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     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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