psilocybin
pronunciation
How to pronounce psilocybin in British English: UK [saɪ'lɒsɪbɪŋ]
How to pronounce psilocybin in American English: US [saɪ'lɒsɪbɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom
Word Origin
- psilocybin (n.)
- 1958, from Modern Latin psilocybe, name of a Central American species of mushroom, from Greek psilos "bare" (see psilo-) + kybe "head."
Example
- 1. Eventually both lsd and psilocybin were proscribed .
- 2. Psychedelic drugs like psilocybin and mescaline .
- 3. Could be the source of the psilocybin .
- 4. Psilocybin can decrease obsessive-compulsive behaviors , or even eliminate them entirely , for as long as a full day after treatment and is being tested to reduce anxiety and depression in terminal cancer patients .