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Psilocybin

/saɪləˈsaɪbɪn/

A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.

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A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.

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psilocinnoun	4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Psilocybin"

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psilocinnoun	4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms.
ethocybinnoun	A homologue of psilocybin, and a semi-synthetic psychedelic alkaloid of the tryptamine family.
psilostachyinnoun	(organic chemistry) Any of a group of bioactive isolates of Ambrosia psilostachya.
physcionnoun	(organic chemistry) An organic compound found in some lichens.
lysergic acid diethylamidenoun	(organic chemistry) A powerful synthetic hallucinogen.
conpsoromic acidnoun	(organic chemistry) A lichen acid found together with psoromic acid.
aeruginascinnoun	(organic chemistry) An indoleamine derivative, the N-trimethyl analogue of psilocybin, found in the mushrooms Inocybe aeruginascens and Pholiotina cyanopus.
psychosinenoun	(biochemistry) An intermediate (sphingosine galactoside) in the biosynthesis of cerebrosides.
penicillic acidnoun	(organic chemistry) A particular mycotoxin.
psoromic acidnoun	(organic chemistry) An acid found in some lichens.
lasiocarpinenoun	(organic chemistry) A pyrrolizidine alkaloid.
lysergic acidnoun	(organic chemistry) An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).
solanicinenoun	(organic chemistry) An alkaloid produced by the action of hydrochloric acid on solanidine.
psicopyranosenoun	(biochemistry) The pyranose form of psicose
speradinenoun	(organic chemistry) Any of a group of polycyclic oxindole alkaloids present in some fungi
pithomycolidenoun	(organic chemistry) A cyclodepsipeptide of the fungus Pithomyces chartarum.
sirodesminnoun	(organic chemistry) Any of a certain group of fungal phytotoxins
epipolythiodioxopiperazinenoun	(organic chemistry) Any of a group of cytotoxic metabolites of some fungi
ilicinnoun	(organic chemistry) A bitter alkaloid found in holly.
mycosporine	(biochemistry) Any of many complex amino acids, having a central cyclohexene ring, that protect organisms from ultraviolet light