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LSD

(el′es′dē′)

noun

a crystalline compound, CHNCON(CH), an amide of lysergic acid, used in the study of schizophrenia and other mental disorders and as a psychedelic drug: it produces hallucinations, delusions, etc. resembling those occurring in a psychotic state

also LSD 25

Origin: l(y)s(ergic acid) d(iethylamide)

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noun

A crystalline compound, C₂₀H₂₅N₃O, derived from lysergic acid and used as a powerful hallucinogenic drug. Also called acid.

Origin:

Origin: l(y)s(ergic acid) d(iethylamide)

abbreviation

least significant digit

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