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lysergic acid

lysergic acid noun: an organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).

Noun

lysergic acid (uncountable)

  1. An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).
    • However, a new substance was obtained in good yield on gentle acidification, which possessed both acid and basic properties and which we have named lysergic acid.1934 January 22, Walter A. Jacobs, “The Ergot Alkaloids: II. The degrataion of ergotinine with alkali lysergic acid”, in J. Biol. Chem., page 547

Questions about lysergic acid

What does lysergic acid mean?
Lysergic acid means an organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).
What part of speech is lysergic acid?
Lysergic acid is a noun.

Words near lysergic acid in the dictionary

  1. Lysenkoite
  2. Lysenkoites
  3. lysergamide
  4. lysergamides
  5. lysergic
  6. lysergic acid
  7. lysergic acid amide
  8. lysergic acid amides
  9. lysergic acid diethylamide
  10. lysergide
  11. lysergides

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