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psilocin

[ sil-uh-sin, sahy-luh- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.
  1. a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of psilocin1

First recorded in 1955–60; psiloc(ybin) + -in 2

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