LSD
1a crystalline solid, C20H25N3O, the diethyl amide of lysergic acid, a powerful psychedelic drug that produces temporary hallucinations and a schizophrenic psychotic state.
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a seagoing, amphibious ship capable of carrying and launching assault landing craft from a large, inner compartment that can be flooded, and of making emergency repairs at sea to smaller ships.
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pounds, shillings, and pence.
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British Dictionary definitions for LSD (1 of 2)
lysergic acid diethylamide; a crystalline compound prepared from lysergic acid, used in experimental medicine and taken illegally as a hallucinogenic drug: Informal name (as an illegal hallucinogen): acid
British Dictionary definitions for L.S.D. (2 of 2)
librae, solidi, denarii
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Scientific definitions for LSD
[ ĕl′ĕs-dē′ ]
Short for lysergic acid diethylamide. A crystalline compound that is a synthetic derivative of lysergic acid. It is used as a powerful hallucinogenic drug. Chemical formula: C20H25N3O.
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Cultural definitions for LSD
A drug, lysergic acid diethylamide, that produces hallucinations similar to those of a psychosis. Persons on LSD “trips,” which may last for many hours, undergo distortions of their perceptions of space and time and may lose all contact with reality.
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