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psilocin

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

noun Biochemistry.

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

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Origin of psilocin

First recorded in 1955–60; psiloc(ybin) + -in2

Words nearby psilocin

psi, psia, psid, psig, psilanthropism, psilocin, psilocybin, psilomelane, psilosis, P-sinistrocardiale, psi particle
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Medical definitions for psilocin

psilocin
[ sĭl′ə-sĭn, sī′lə- ]

n.

A potent hallucinogenic compound related to psilocybin.
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