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psilocin

[sil-uh-sin, sahy-luh-]

noun Biochemistry.

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

Origin of psilocin

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

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psilocin in Medicine

psilocin

[sĭl′ə-sĭn, sī′lə-]

n.

A potent hallucinogenic compound related to psilocybin.

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