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adj
Used in the designation of lysergic acid and lysergic acid diethylamide: produced by hydrolysis from ergot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Psychedelic, trippy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable, not-comparable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Blend of (hydro)lys(is) + erg(ot) + -ic (adjective-forming suffix). Sense 2 (“psychedelic, trippy”) refers to the effects of taking the drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
Across languages
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