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psychotomimetic

psychotomimetic adjective: that induces a temporary state of altered perception and symptoms similar to those of psychosis (such as hallucinations).

Adjective

psychotomimetic (not comparable)

  1. That induces a temporary state of altered perception and symptoms similar to those of psychosis (such as hallucinations).
    • Considering the way government researchers administered LSD, it's not surprising that an official view emerged that LSD made you mad. The researchers described tripping and psychosis as one and the same, and called LSD and similar substances 'psychotomimetic' – that is, mimicking madness.2023, David Nutt, Psychedelics, page 119

Noun

psychotomimetic (plural psychotomimetics)

  1. Any psychotomimetic drug, such as LSD.

Forms of psychotomimetic

pluralpsychotomimetics

Origin of psychotomimetic

From psychoto- + mimetic.

Words formed from psychotomimetic

Questions about psychotomimetic

What does psychotomimetic mean?
Psychotomimetic means that induces a temporary state of altered perception and symptoms similar to those of psychosis (such as hallucinations).
What part of speech is psychotomimetic?
Psychotomimetic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near psychotomimetic in the dictionary

  1. psychotogenesis
  2. psychotogenic
  3. psychotoid
  4. psychotolytic
  5. psychotomimesis
  6. psychotomimetic
  7. psychotomimetically
  8. psychotomimetics
  9. psychotopological
  10. psychotopologies
  11. psychotopology

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