Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A substance that induces hallucination.
Wiktionary
- n. Any substance tending to induce hallucination
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A substance capable of producing hallucinations when ingested; a hallucinogenic substance.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences
Etymologies
- hallucination + -o- ("(interconsonantal)") + -gen ("producer"). (Wiktionary)
- hallucin(ation) + -gen. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“Niopo turned out to be a snuff derived from Anadenthera peregrina, a tree of the open grasslands first described as a hallucinogen by Humboldt.”
“It appeared the hallucinogen, which is sometimes known on the street as "Europa" and has no approved medical use, was legally ordered over the Internet for a spring break party, said Anoka County Sheriff Commander Paul Sommer.”
“All the evidence agrees with anthropological research which traces the development of the sense of the sacred, and therefore the birth of religion, to the use of a hallucinogen, which is often a mushroom (the Mexican Psilocybe; the Amanita Muscaria of the Hyperboreans, ancestors of the Europeans; the Soma of the Veda Indians; the Ergot of the Mysteries of Eleusis; the Boletus of the Kuma).”
“ “Maybe if you're on some kind of hallucinogen,” he replied.”
“< P class = MsoNormal style = "MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 200%; tab-stops:. 5in" > “Maybe if you're on some kind of hallucinogen,” he replied.”
“What kind of hallucinogen are they putting in the water over at NSA, anyway?”
“I quickly turn my attention back to the box to check the ingredient list for some sort of hallucinogen which is about the only way that they could substantiate their claim to stimulate all five of my senses.”
“A hallucinogen is a drug ... "capable of inducing illusions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoid ideations, and other alterations of mood and thinking.”
“A '' 'hallucinogen' '' is a drug ... "capable of inducing illusions, hallucinations, delusions, paranoid ideations, and other alterations of mood and thinking.”
“It's a real drug called Ibogaine, a hallucinogen that's used to treat opiate addiction," Clarke explains.”
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akin
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“that which produces,â€
(Origin:
F -gène
Gk. genés 'born, produced';
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five syllables
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Units Of Language
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learning-list.
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Psychonautica
Psychedelic and entheogenic terms.
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ANDYfox999's Words
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