Hallucinogen definition
A substance that induces hallucination.
noun
A drug or other substance that produces hallucinations.
noun
A substance that induces hallucination.
noun
A drug or chemical that causes a person to have hallucinations. Mescaline, LSD, and psilocybin are hallucinogens.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
hallucinogen
Plural:
hallucinogensOrigin of hallucinogen
- hallucin(ation) –gen
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- hallucination + -o- (“(interconsonantal)”) + -gen (“producer”).
From Wiktionary