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hallucinogen

See also: hallucinogén

English

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Etymology

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From hallucination +‎ -o- (interconsonantal) +‎ -gen (“producer”).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌhæl.uːˈsɪn.ə.dʒən/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /həˈluː.sɪ.nə.d͡ʒɛn/
  • Hyphenation: hal‧lu‧cino‧gen

Noun

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hallucinogen (plural hallucinogens)

  1. Any substance tending to induce hallucination.

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Swedish

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Noun

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hallucinogen c

  1. a hallucinogen

Declension

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Declension of hallucinogen 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hallucinogen hallucinogenen hallucinogener hallucinogenerna
Genitive hallucinogens hallucinogenens hallucinogeners hallucinogenernas

Adjective

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hallucinogen (not comparable)

  1. hallucinogenic

Declension

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Inflection of hallucinogen
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular hallucinogen — —
Neuter singular hallucinogent — —
Plural hallucinogena — —
Masculine plural3 hallucinogene — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 hallucinogene — —
All hallucinogena — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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