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psychotomimetic

psy·chot·o·mi·met·ic
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kot-oh-muh-met-ik, -mahy-]
    • /saɪˌkɒt oʊ məˈmɛt ɪk, -maɪ-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sahy-kot-oh-muh-met-ik, -mahy-]
    • /saɪˌkɒt oʊ məˈmɛt ɪk, -maɪ-/

Definitions of psychotomimetic word

  • adjective psychotomimetic (of a substance or drug) tending to produce symptoms like those of a psychosis; hallucinatory. 1
  • adjective psychotomimetic (of drugs such as LSD and mescaline) capable of inducing psychotic symptoms 0
  • adjective psychotomimetic designating or of certain drugs as LSD and mescaline, that produce hallucinations, symptoms of a psychotic state, and, sometimes, chromosomal breaks 0
  • noun psychotomimetic a psychotomimetic drug 0
  • adjective psychotomimetic Psychotomimetic drugs, such as LSD and mescaline, are capable of producing an effect on the mind, for example, hallucinations or delusions. 0
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Origin of psychotomimetic

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60; psychot(ic) + -o- + mimetic

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Parts of speech for Psychotomimetic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Psychotomimetic

psychotomimetic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

psychotomimetic usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for psychotomimetic

adj psychotomimetic

All 4 Synonyms of psychotomimetic

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