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psilocin

[sil-uh-sin, sahy-luh-]
noun Biochemistry.
  1. 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
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psilocin

(sĭl′ə-sĭn, sī′lə-)
n.
  1. A potent hallucinogenic compound related to psilocybin.
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