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hallucinogenic

[huh-loo-suh-nuh-jen-ik]

hal·lu·ci·no·gen·ic

[huh-loo-suh-nuh-jen-ik]
adjective
1.
producing hallucinations: a hallucinogenic drug.
2.
of, pertaining to, or constituting a hallucinogen or hallucinogens.
noun
3.
a hallucinogenic substance.

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Hallucinogenic has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.

Origin:
1950–55; hallucino(gen) + -genic
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hallucinogenic (həˌluːsɪnəʊˈdʒɛnɪk)
 
adj
1.  (of drugs, plants, substances, etc) inducing hallucinations
2.  having qualities suggestive of hallucination or hallucinogens: strange, hallucinogenic scenes

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