psychotomimetic

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More information: Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, The psychotomimetic effects of short-term sensory deprivation, Mason OJ, Brady F.; 197 (10): 783-5 via Wired

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  1. adjective Tending to induce hallucinations, delusions, or other symptoms of a psychosis. Used of a drug.
  2. noun A psychotomimetic drug, such as LSD.

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  • In the popular view, hallucinogens and psychotomimetic (literally, "psychosis-imitating") drugs loosed the bonds of convention, led a whole generation to question the foundations of social reality, and threatened bedrock American values. —  Omni: October 1993
  • More information: Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, The psychotomimetic effects of short-term sensory deprivation, Mason OJ, Brady F.; 197 (10): 783-5 via Wired —  PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • There are many states of consciousness that involve dissociation and selective amnesia: hypnosis, trance and possession, hallucination, illusion, memory disorders (like organic, or functional amnesia), depersonalization disorder, dissociative fugue, dreaming, psychosis, post traumatic stress disorder, and drug-induced psychotomimetic states. —  Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema
  • 10 times as powerful as marijuana and is the only cannabis derivative that has the capacity to produce hallucinogenic and psychotomimetic effects with any regularity. —  Cannabis Culture Magazine
 

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  1. Alteration of psychosomimetic (influenced by psychotic) : psychos(is) + mimetic.
 

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