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psilocin

American  
[sil-uh-sin, sahy-luh-] / ˈsɪl ə sɪn, ˈsaɪ lə- /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.

Etymology

Origin of psilocin

First recorded in 1955–60; psiloc(ybin) + -in 2

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