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telepathine

telepathine noun: the active chemical constituent of Banisteriopsis caapi, a key plant ingredient in the preparation of ayahuasca, later found to be the same chemical as harmine.

Noun

telepathine (uncountable)

  1. The active chemical constituent of Banisteriopsis caapi, a key plant ingredient in the preparation of ayahuasca, later found to be the same chemical as harmine.

Origin of telepathine

From telepath + -ine; ayahuasca was said to facilitate telepathic communication among tribal members.

Questions about telepathine

What does telepathine mean?
Telepathine means the active chemical constituent of Banisteriopsis caapi, a key plant ingredient in the preparation of ayahuasca, later found to be the same chemical as harmine.
What part of speech is telepathine?
Telepathine is a noun.

Words near telepathine in the dictionary

  1. telepathetic
  2. telepathetically
  3. telepathic
  4. telepathically
  5. telepathies
  6. telepathine
  7. telepathing
  8. telepathise
  9. telepathised
  10. telepathises
  11. telepathising

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