mescaline
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From mescal (“peyote”) + -ine.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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 edit
the drug
References edit
- “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 edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mescaline f (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “mescaline”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.