PSILOCYBIN

Meaning of PSILOCYBIN in English

[ ˌsʌɪlə(ʊ)'sʌɪbɪn ]

■ noun Chemistry a hallucinogenic compound of the alkaloid class, found in the liberty cap and related toadstools.

Origin

1950s: from mod. L. Psilocybe (genus name), from Gk psilos 'bald' + kubē 'head'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PSILOCYBIN — noun Etymology: New Latin Psilocybe, fungus genus + 1-in Date: 1958 a hallucinogenic indole C 12 H 17 N 2 …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PSILOCYBIN — ˌsīləˈsībə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary psilocyb- (from New Latin Psilocybe mexicana , fungus from which it …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSILOCYBIN — /sil'euh suy"bin, suy'leuh-/ , n. Pharm. a hallucinogenic crystalline solid, C 12 H 17 N 2 O 4 P, obtained …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PSILOCYBIN — n. hallucinogenic drug derived from a particular species of mushroom
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PSILOCYBIN — noun Etymology: New Latin Psilocybe, fungus genus + -in (I) Date: 1958 : a hallucinogenic indole C 12 H 17 …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PSILOCYBIN — [psi.lo.cy.bin] n [NL Psilocybe, fungus genus + [1]-in] (1958): a hallucinogenic indole obtained from a fungus (Psilocybe mexicana)
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PSILOCYBIN — psilocybin BrE AmE ˌsaɪl ə ʊ ˈsaɪb ɪn ˌsɪl-, § - ə n AmE ˌ-ə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PSILOCYBIN — n. a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in Mexican mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe. [Psilocybe f. Gk psilos bald + kube head]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PSILOCYBIN — n. a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in Mexican mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe. [ Psilocybe f. Gk psilos bald + kube …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PSILOCYBIN — n. a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in Mexican mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe. Etymology: Psilocybe f. Gk psilos bald + kube …
Oxford English vocab
PSILOCYBIN — Psilocybin
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PSILOCYBIN — Псилоцибин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PSILOCYBIN — Psilocybin
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PSILOCYBIN — n. Pronunciation: ˌ s ī -l ə - ' s ī -b ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Psilocybe, …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PSILOCIN AND PSILOCYBIN — hallucinogenic principles contained in certain mushrooms (notably two Mexican species, Psilocybe mexicana and Stropharia cubensis). Hallucinogenic mushrooms used in religious …
Britannica English vocabulary
MAGIC MUSHROOM — noun Date: 1966 a fungus (as genus Psilocybe ) containing hallucinogenic alkaloids (as psilocybin)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE — noun Date: 1966 a naturally occurring or easily synthesized hallucinogenic drug C 12 H 16 N 2 that is chemically …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HALLUCINOGEN — Substance that produces psychological effects normally associated only with dream s, schizophrenia , or religious visions. It produces changes in …
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DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE — ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ (ˌ) ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: dimethyl + tryptamine : an easily synthesized hallucinogenic drug C 12 H …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PSYCHEDELIC — — psychedelically , adv. /suy'ki del"ik/ , adj. 1. of or noting a mental state characterized by a profound sense …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PSILOCIN — /sil"euh sin, suy"leuh-/ , n. Biochem. a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MAGIC MUSHROOM — a mushroom, Psilocybe mexicana, of Mexico and the southwestern U.S., containing the hallucinogen psilocybin. [ 1965-70 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PSYCHEDELIC — n. drug that causes hallucination and affects the senses (such as LSD, psilocybin, etc.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MAGIC MUSHROOM — Date: 1966 : a fungus (as genus Psilocybe ) containing hallucinogenic alkaloids (as psilocybin)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE — noun Date: 1966 : a naturally occurring or easily synthesized hallucinogenic drug C 12 H 16 N 2 that is …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIBERTY CAP — ■ noun 1》 a small toadstool which has a greyish-brown cap with a distinct boss and a long thin stem, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DIMETHYLTRYPTAMINE — [di.meth.yl.tryp.ta.mine] n (1966): a naturally occurring or easily synthesized hallucinogenic drug that is chemically similar to but shorter acting than …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
INDOLE — also called Benzopyrrole, a heterocyclic organic compound occurring in some flower oils, such as jasmine and orange blossom, in coal …
Britannica English vocabulary
HALLUCINOGEN — substance that produces psychological effects that are normally associated only with dreams, schizophrenia, or religious exaltation. It produces changes in …
Britannica English vocabulary
DRUG USE — use of drugs for psychotropic rather than medical purposes. Among the most common psychotropic drugs are opiates (opium, morphine, heroin), …
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ALKALOID — any of a class of naturally occurring organic nitrogen-containing bases. Alkaloids have diverse and important physiological effects on humans and …
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LEARY, TIMOTHY — born Oct. 22, 1920, Springfield, Mass., U.S. died May 31, 1996, Beverly Hills, Calif. in full Timothy Francis Leary American …
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