psychotomimetic

(sī kät′ō mī met′ik, -mi-)

adjective

designating or of certain drugs as LSD and mescaline, that produce hallucinations, symptoms of a psychotic state, and, sometimes, chromosomal breaks

Origin: < psychotic + -o- + mimetic

noun

a psychotomimetic drug

See psychotomimetic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Tending to induce hallucinations, delusions, or other symptoms of a psychosis. Used of a drug.

noun

A psychotomimetic drug, such as LSD.

Origin:

Origin: Alteration of psychosomimetic (influenced by psychotic)

Origin: : psychos(is)

Origin: + mimetic

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