mescaline
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛs.kəl.ɪn/, /ˈmɛs.kə.liːn/
Noun
mescaline (usually uncountable, plural mescalines)
- (biochemistry) A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).
Translations
References
- “mescaline”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “mescaline”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “mescaline”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛs.ka.lin/
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Further reading
- “mescaline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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