mescaline

American

[mes-kuh-leen, -lin] / ˈmɛs kəˌlin, -lɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C 1 1 H 1 7 NO 3 , obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.

mescaline British

/ -lɪn, ˈmɛskəˌliːn /

noun

a hallucinogenic drug derived from mescal buttons. Formula: C 11 H 17 NO 3

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Etymology

Origin of mescaline

First recorded in 1895–1900; mescal + -ine ²

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