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lysergic acid diethylamide

noun

a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid

• Syn: ↑LSD

• Hypernyms:

↑hallucinogen, ↑hallucinogenic drug, ↑psychedelic drug, ↑psychodelic drug, ↑drug of abuse, ↑street drug, ↑controlled substance

• Hyponyms:

↑acid, ↑back breaker, ↑battery-acid, ↑dose, ↑dot, ↑Elvis, ↑loony toons, ↑Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ↑pane, ↑superman, ↑window pane, ↑Zen

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\\-ˌdīˈethə̇ləˌmīd\ noun

Etymology: lysergic acid + diethyl + amide

: a crystalline compound C₁₅H₁₅N₂CON(C₂H₅)₂ that causes psychotic symptoms similar to those of schizophrenia — called also LSD, LSD 25

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/duy eth'euh lam"uyd, -eth"euh leuh muyd'/, Pharm.

See LSD (def. 2).

[1940-45]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.