psychomimetic

American

[sahy-koh-mi-met-ik, -mahy-] / ˌsaɪ koʊ mɪˈmɛt ɪk, -maɪ- /

adjective

psychotomimetic.

Etymology

Origin of psychomimetic

First recorded in 1965–70; psycho- + mimetic

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Studies of certain psychomimetic substances in humans and animals suggest that disruption of excitatory signaling through glutamate receptors may be involved.

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