"entactogen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɛnˈtæktəd͡ʒn̩/ Forms: entactogens [plural]
Etymology: en- + tactile + -o- + -gen, coined by American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist David E. Nichols in 1986 as an alternative to empathogen, attempting to avoid possible negative connotations from πάθος (páthos, “suffering”). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|en-|tactile|-o-|-gen}} en- + tactile + -o- + -gen, {{coinage|en|David E. Nichols|in=1986|nat=American|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=pharmacologist|occ2=medicinal chemist}} coined by American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist David E. Nichols in 1986, {{m|en|empathogen}} empathogen, {{m|grc|πάθος||suffering}} πάθος (páthos, “suffering”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} entactogen (plural entactogens)
  1. An empathogen. Derived forms: entactogenic

Inflected forms

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