Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A substance that induces hallucination.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A substance capable of producing hallucinations when ingested; a hallucinogenic substance.

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  • noun Any substance tending to induce hallucination

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[hallucin(ation) + –gen.]

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hallucination + -o- ("(interconsonantal)") + -gen ("producer").

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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.

    One River Wade Davis 1996

  • Niopo turned out to be a snuff derived from Anadenthera peregrina, a tree of the open grasslands first described as a hallucinogen by Humboldt.

    One River Wade Davis 1996

  • 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.

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  • 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).

    cafebabel.com 2009

  •             “Maybe if you're on some kind of hallucinogen,” he replied.

    Whites in Hot Water 2009

  • < 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.

    Whites in Hot Water 2009

  • What kind of hallucinogen are they putting in the water over at NSA, anyway?

    "The time for diplomacy is now" Amazonfemme 2005

  • What kind of hallucinogen are they putting in the water over at NSA, anyway?

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  • What kind of hallucinogen are they putting in the water over at NSA, anyway?

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  • 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.

    Entertainment magazine The Cheers 2009

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