psychedelic

psychedelic definition - medical

psy·che·del·ic (sīˌkĭ-dĕlˈĭk)

adjective
Of, characterized by, or generating hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered states of awareness, and occasionally states resembling psychosis.
noun
A drug, such as LSD or mescaline, that produces such effects.

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