"mescaline" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɛs.kəl.ɪn/, /ˈmɛs.kə.liːn/ Forms: mescalines [plural]
Etymology: From mescal (“peyote”) + -ine. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|mescal|ine|t1=peyote}} mescal (“peyote”) + -ine Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} mescaline (usually uncountable, plural mescalines)
  1. (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). Wikipedia link: mescaline Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Recreational drugs Categories (lifeform): Cacti Synonyms: mescalin Translations (the drug): meskalino (Esperanto), Meskalin (German), мескали́н (meskalín) [masculine] (Russian), meskalin [neuter] (Swedish)

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