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Hallucinogen
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hallucinogen /hal·lu·ci·no·gen/ (hah-loo´sin-ah-jen?) an agent that is capable of producing hallucinations.hallucinogen´ic
hal·lu·ci·no·gen (h-ls-n-jn)
n.
A substance that induces hallucination.
hal·lucin·o·genic (-jnk) adj.
Hallucinogen
A drug that distorts sensory perceptions and disturbs emotion, judgment, and memory.
Mentioned in: Club Drugs, Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
hallucinogen,
n substance which distorts a person's sensory perception, inducing false perceptions such as noises and images that do not really exist.
hallucinogen
an agent capable of producing hallucinations or false sensory perceptions. Unlikely to have any use in animals.
hallucinogen Psychedelic agent, psychomimetic Pharmacology A chemical agent that induces hallucinations Agents Cannabis, DMT, Dronabinol, Ketamine, LSD, Phencyclidine, Psilocybin. See Hallucination.


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