psychotomimetic
[ sahy-kot-oh-muh-met-ik, -mahy- ]
adjective
(of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.
Origin of psychotomimetic
1- Also psychomimetic.
Words Nearby psychotomimetic
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British Dictionary definitions for psychotomimetic
psychotomimetic
/ (saɪˌkɒtəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk) /
adjective
(of drugs such as LSD and mescaline) capable of inducing psychotic symptoms
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