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lysergic acid diethylamide

American  
[dahy-eth-uh-lam-ahyd, -eth-uh-luh-mahyd] / daɪˌɛθ əˈlæm aɪd, -ˈɛθ ə ləˌmaɪd /

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. LSD.

lysergic acid diethylamide British  
/ daɪˌɛθɪlˈeɪmaɪd, -ˌiːθaɪl- /

noun

  1. See LSD

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Etymology

Origin of lysergic acid diethylamide

First recorded in 1940–45

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