"psilocybin" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌsʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪ.bɪn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌsɪ.ləˈsaɪ.bɪn/ [General-American], /ˌsaɪ-/ [General-American] Forms: psilocybins [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Psilocybin (coined by Albert Hofmann), from translingual Psilocybe (“genus of mushroom”) + -in. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Psilocybin}} German Psilocybin, {{af|en|Psilocybe|-in|lang1=mul|t1=genus of mushroom}} translingual Psilocybe (“genus of mushroom”) + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} psilocybin (countable and uncountable, plural psilocybins)
  1. (biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C₁₂H₁₅N₂O·H₂PO₃, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin. Wikipedia link: Albert Hofmann, psilocybin Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Alkaloids, Biochemistry, Recreational drugs Related terms: psilocin, Psilocybe semilanceata, magic mushroom Translations (hallucinogenic alkaloid): psilocibina [feminine] (Asturian), psilocibina [feminine] (Catalan), 裸蓋菇素 (Chinese Mandarin), 裸盖菇素 (Chinese Mandarin), psilocybine [feminine] (Dutch), psilosybiini (Finnish), psilocybine [feminine] (French), pszilocibin (Hungarian), psilocibina [feminine] (Italian), psylocybina [feminine] (Polish), псилоциби́н (psilocibín) [masculine] (Russian), psilocibina [feminine] (Spanish), psilocybin [neuter] (Swedish), psilosibin (Turkish), псилоци́бін (psylocýbin) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

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