mescaline

[mes-kuh-leen, -lin]

noun

Pharmacology.

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

mescaline

/ -lɪn, ˈmɛskəˌliːn /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mescaline¹

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

Example Sentences

The trip's architect was Dr. Humphry Osmond, the psychiatrist who had first guided Aldous Huxley — the author of “Brave New World” and “The Doors of Perception” — in experiments with mescaline. and coined the term “psychedelic.”

From Salon

“The People’s Joker” takes Drew’s autobiography as a struggling comic and hurtles it into the DC universe like a bat-grenade filled with mescaline.

From Los Angeles Times

In the late 19th Century, the psychedelic drug mescaline started to circulate through certain intellectual groups in New York and London.

From Salon

In this crowded field, Vancouver-based Filament Health has a unique approach: extracting drugs like psilocybin and mescaline from natural sources, including mushrooms and cacti, rather than synthesizing the ingredients in a laboratory.

From Seattle Times

“That stuff makes pure mescaline seem like ginger beer,” Thompson’s lawyer tells him.

From New York Times