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mescaline

American  
[mes-kuh-leen, -lin] / ˈmɛs kəˌlin, -lɪn /

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 British  
/ -lɪn, ˈmɛskəˌliːn /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of mescaline

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

Example Sentences

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His experiments with mescaline convinced him that consciousness came from an entity outside the brain that he called mind at large.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

He cites experiments with mescaline, trying to create a 'truth' drug, from the perspective of the Dachau doctor Kurt Plötner, for instance.

From Nature • Oct. 4, 2016

Unlike Huxley, Blake didn't need mescaline to prop up his mysticism.

From The Guardian • Aug. 12, 2010

Drs. Osmond and Smythies think it would be worth while to do a lot of chemical and biochemical testing of mescaline and schizophrenics.

From Time Magazine Archive

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