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entactogen

Syllables: en·tact·o·gen/ɛnˈtæktəd͡ʒn̩/

entactogen noun: an empathogen.

Noun

entactogen (plural entactogens)

  1. An empathogen.

Forms of entactogen

pluralentactogens

Origin of entactogen

From en- + tactile + -o- + -gen, coined by American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist David E. Nichols in 1986 as an alternative to empathogen, attempting to avoid possible negative connotations from πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

Words formed from entactogen

Questions about entactogen

What does entactogen mean?
Entactogen means an empathogen.
What part of speech is entactogen?
Entactogen is a noun.
How do you pronounce entactogen?
Entactogen is pronounced /ɛnˈtæktəd͡ʒn̩/.
What is the plural of entactogen?
The plural of entactogen is entactogens.

Words near entactogen in the dictionary

  1. entabulation
  2. entabulations
  3. entacapone
  4. entactin
  5. entactins
  6. entactogen
  7. entactogenesis
  8. entactogenic
  9. entactogens
  10. entad
  11. entail

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