mescaline
/ˈmɛs.kəl.ɪn/
mescaline noun: a hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).
Noun
mescaline (usually uncountable, plural mescalines)
- A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).
- We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers . . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw...1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, New York: Popular Library, →ISBN, page 4
Forms of mescaline
| plural | mescalines |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mescalin |
Origin of mescaline
From mescal (“peyote”) + -ine.
Words formed from mescaline
Questions about mescaline
- What does mescaline mean?
- Mescaline means a hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).
- What part of speech is mescaline?
- Mescaline is a noun.
- How do you pronounce mescaline?
- Mescaline is pronounced /ˈmɛs.kəl.ɪn/.
- What is the plural of mescaline?
- The plural of mescaline is mescalines.
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