psychoactive

[sahy-koh-ak-tiv]

adjective

1. of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes.

   a psychoactive drug.

psychoactive

/ ˌsaɪkəʊˈæktɪv /

adjective

1. capable of affecting mental activity

   a psychoactive drug

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychoactive¹

First recorded in 1960–65; psycho- + active

Example Sentences

But the mushrooms used in coffees, like lion's mane, are a different species to magic mushrooms and aren't psychoactive.

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It opened the door for producers to turn legal hemp into psychoactive drinks and other products sold alongside beer and wine in states ranging from Minnesota to Tennessee.

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The pack suggested each sweet contained 68mg of THC - the main psychoactive constituent of cannabis.

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More than four in 10 tested positive for pot’s psychoactive ingredient THC, with an average level of 30.7 nanograms.

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He has agreed to sell what he claims to be THC vape liquids to a schoolgirl – an illegal substance which is the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis.

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