LSD
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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) ] |
| 2. | Pharmacology. a crystalline solid, C20H25N3O, the diethyl amide of lysergic acid, a powerful psychedelic drug that produces temporary hallucinations and a schizophrenic psychotic state. [Origin: < G Lysergsäure-Diäthylamid lysergic acid diethylamide] |
| 3. | least significant digit. |
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L.S.D.
| pounds, shillings, and pence. |
Also, £.s.d., l.s.d.
[Origin: < L librae, solidī, dénāriī]
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 (ěl'ěs-dē') Pronunciation Key
n. A crystalline compound, C20H25N3O, derived from lysergic acid and used as a powerful hallucinogenic drug. Also called acid. [l(y)s(ergic acid) d(iethylamide).] |
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| LSD 2
abbr. least significant digit |
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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.
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| lsd | |
noun | |
| a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid [syn: lysergic acid diethylamide] |
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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
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 (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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