mescaline (redirected from 3,4,5-trimethoxyphenethylamine)

mescaline /mes·ca·line/ (mes´kah-len) a poisonous alkaloid from the flowering heads (mescal buttons) of a Mexican cactus, Lophophora williamsii; it produces an intoxication with delusions of color and sound.

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mes·ca·line (msk-ln, -ln)

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An alkaloid drug obtained from buttons of a small cactus (Lophophora williamsii) that has hallucinatory effects.

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mescaline

a poisonous alkaloid derived from the flowering heads (mescal buttons) of a Mexican cactus which produces hallucinations of sound. See also peyote.

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mescaline Substance abuse A hallucinogenic psychotropic alkaloid, derived from the peyote cactus–Lophophora williamsii; it is similar to indole alkaloids–eg, psilocin, bufotenin, ibogaine, and LSD. See Hallucinogen.