LSD
1.
U.S. Navy. a seagoing, amphibious ship capable of carrying and launching assault landing craft from a large, inner compartment that can be flooded, and of making emergency repairs at sea to smaller ships. Origin:
l(anding) s(hip) d(eck)
l(anding) s(hip) d(eck)
2.
Pharmacology. a crystalline solid, C 20 H 25 N 3 O, the diethyl amide of lysergic acid, a powerful psychedelic drug that produces temporary hallucinations and a schizophrenic psychotic state. Origin:
< German Lysergsäure-Diäthylamid lysergic acid diethylamide.
< German Lysergsäure-Diäthylamid lysergic acid diethylamide.
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L.S.D.
pounds, shillings, and pence.
Also, £.s.d., l.s.d.
Origin:
< Latin librae, solidī, dēnāriī
< Latin librae, solidī, dēnāriī
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| LSD | |
| —n | |
| Informal name (as an illegal hallucinogen): acid lysergic acid diethylamide; a crystalline compound prepared from lysergic acid, used in experimental medicine and taken illegally as a hallucinogenic drug | |
| L.S.D., £.s.d. or l.s.d. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| librae, solidi, denarii | |
| [Latin: pounds, shillings, pence] | |
| £.s.d., £.s.d. or l.s.d. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| [Latin: pounds, shillings, pence] | |
| l.s.d., £.s.d. or l.s.d. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| [Latin: pounds, shillings, pence] | |
| L.S.D., £.s.d. or l.s.d. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| librae, solidi, denarii | |
| [Latin: pounds, shillings, pence] | |
| £.s.d., £.s.d. or l.s.d. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| [Latin: pounds, shillings, pence] | |
| l.s.d., £.s.d. or l.s.d. | |
| —abbreviation for | |
| [Latin: pounds, shillings, pence] | |
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Word Origin & History
LSD
"lysergic acid diethylamide," 1950, from Ger. "Lysergsäure-diäthylamid" (abbreviated LSD in a Swiss journal from 1947). Lysergic (1934) is formed from the lys in hydrolysis + first syllable of ergot + -ic.
l.s.d.
abbreviation of British currency units, from L. librae, soldi, denarii, Roman equivalent of "pounds, shillings, pence."
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Medical Dictionary
LSD (ěl'ěs-dē')
n.
Lysergic acid diethylamide; a crystalline compound derived from lysergic acid and used as a powerful hallucinogenic drug. Also called acid, lysergide.
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LSD  (ěl'ěs-dē') Pronunciation Key
Short for lysergic acid diethylamide. A crystalline compound that is a synthetic derivative of lysergic acid. It is used as a powerful hallucinogenic drug. Chemical formula: C20H25N3O. |
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LSD definition
A drug, lysergic acid diethylamide, that produces hallucinations similar to those of a psychosis. Persons on LSD “trips,” which may last for many hours, undergo distortions of their perceptions of space and time and may lose all contact with reality.
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LSD
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| L.S.D. pounds, shillings, and pence |
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They also revealed that at least one subject had died after administration of lsd.
He frequently used lsd, pills, and cannabis and was a heavy drinker.
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