psychotomimetic

[sahy-kot-oh-muh-met-ik, -mahy-]

psy·chot·o·mi·met·ic

[sahy-kot-oh-muh-met-ik, -mahy-]
adjective
(of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory.


Origin:
1955–60; psychot(ic) + -o- + mimetic
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Psychotomimetic 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, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
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psychotomimetic (saɪˌkɒtəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk)
 
adj
(of drugs such as LSD and mescaline) capable of inducing psychotic symptoms

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psychotomimetic psy·chot·o·mi·met·ic (sī-kŏt'ō-mə-mět'ĭk, -mī-)
adj.
Tending to induce hallucinations, delusions, or other symptoms of a psychosis. Used of a drug. n.
A psychotomimetic drug, such as LSD.

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