psychotomimetic

[ sahy-kot-oh-muh-met-ik, -mahy- ]
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adjective
  1. (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.

Origin of psychotomimetic

1
First recorded in 1955–60; psychot(ic) + -o- + mimetic

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British Dictionary definitions for psychotomimetic

psychotomimetic

/ (saɪˌkɒtəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk) /


adjective
  1. (of drugs such as LSD and mescaline) capable of inducing psychotic symptoms

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