mescaline

[ mes-kuh-leen, -lin ]

/ ˈmɛs kəˌlin, -lɪn /

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noun Pharmacology.

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

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Origin of mescaline

First recorded in 1895–1900; mescal + -ine²

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mescaline

mescaline , mesclun

Words nearby mescaline

mesc, mescal, mescal bean, mescal button, Mescalero, mescaline, mesclun, mesdames, mesdemoiselles, meseems, mesembryanthemum

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How to use mescaline in a sentence

Rather than LSD, the drug was mescaline, a psychedelic compound made by certain cacti.
Readers ask about the moon’s slow escape from Earth and more|Science News Staff|January 10, 2022|Science News
Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesized LSD in 1938, and Aldous Huxley popularized his experience on mescaline, a psychedelic compound made by certain cacti, in his 1954 book The Doors of Perception.
Can psychedelics meet their potential for treating mental health disorders?|Laura Sanders|December 3, 2021|Science News
“This Is Your Mind on Plants,” by Michael PollanThe world-famous omnivore goes deep on three drugs — opium, caffeine and mescaline — tying scientific and historical explorations to gripping personal dramas.
50 notable works of nonfiction|Washington Post Editors and Reviewers|November 18, 2021|Washington Post
Instead of peyote he experiments with a synthesized form of mescaline and with a different variety of cactus, the San Pedro, that he grows in his garden.
A homegrown garden of mind-altering substances|David Herzberg|July 23, 2021|Washington Post

Early tests combining LSD, mescaline, or psilocybin with talk therapy delivered promising results.
Can tripping on ketamine cure PTSD? I decided to try.|Corinne Iozzio|June 21, 2021|Popular-Science
Notwithstanding his own loftier goals, it is questionable whether mescaline and LSD gave Huxley the enlightenment he craved.
Three Great Men Died That Day: JFK, C.S. Lewis, and Aldous Huxley|John Garth|November 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He collected about 30 reports on undergraduate mescaline trips.
The Harvard Psychedelic Club|Don Lattin|January 9, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It is common to have a bad psychological reaction to LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs|United States Department of Education
Lysergic acid (LSD), mescaline, and psilocybin cause illusions and hallucinations.
What Works: Schools Without Drugs|United States Department of Education

British Dictionary definitions for mescaline

mescaline

mescalin

/ (ˈmɛskəˌliːn, -lɪn) /

noun

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

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