mescaline

[ mes-kuh-leen, -lin ]

nounPharmacology.
  1. a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C11H17NO3, obtained from mescal buttons, that produces hallucinations.

Origin of mescaline

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; mescal + -ine2

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mescaline

mescalin

/ (ˈmɛskəˌliːn, -lɪn) /


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

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