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mescaline
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mescaline /mes·ca·line/ (mes´kah-lēn) 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.
mes·ca·line (msk-ln, -ln)
n.
An alkaloid drug obtained from buttons of a small cactus (Lophophora williamsii) that has hallucinatory effects.

mescaline
[mes′kəlēn, -lin]
Etymology: Mex, mezcal
a psychoactive agent with effects similar to LSD, this poisonous alkaloid is derived from a colorless alkaline oil in the flowering heads of the cactus Lophophora williamsii. Closely related chemically to epinephrine, mescaline causes heart palpitations, diaphoresis, pupillary dilation, and anxiety. It is a Schedule I substance. The drug, taken in capsules or dissolved in a drink, produces visual hallucinations, such as color patterns and spatial distortions, but it does not ordinarily induce disorientation. Mescaline is used in some religious ceremonies to produce euphoria and a feeling of ecstasy. Also called peyote.

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

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.


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