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psychoactive

[ sahy-koh-ak-tiv ]
/ ˌsaɪ koʊˈæk tɪv /
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adjective

of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.

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Origin of psychoactive

First recorded in 1960–65; psycho- + active

Words nearby psychoactive

psychic income, psychic research, psychic trauma, psycho, psychoacoustics, psychoactive, psychoanal., psychoanalyse, psychoanalysis, psychoanalyst, psychoanalytic psychiatry
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Words related to psychoactive

hallucinatory, kaleidoscopic, multicolored, crazy, experimental, mind-blowing, trip, freaky, consciousness-expanding, hallucinogenic, mind-bending, mind-expanding, psychotomimetic, psychotropic

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British Dictionary definitions for psychoactive

psychoactive
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˈæktɪv) /

adjective

capable of affecting mental activitya psychoactive drug
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Medical definitions for psychoactive

psychoactive
[ sī′kō-ăk′tĭv ]

adj.

Affecting the mind or mental processes. Used of a drug.
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