different between psychedelic vs tryptamine

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (psukh?, “mind, soul”) + ????? (dêlos, “manifest, visible”) + -ic. Coined by English psychiatrist Humphry Osmond in 1956 in a letter to Aldous Huxley.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sa?.k??d?l.?k/, /?sa?.k??d?l.?k/ (UK)
• enPR: s?'k?-d?l'?k (US)

Adjective

psychedelic (comparative more psychedelic, superlative most psychedelic)

1. Of, containing, generating, or reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered awareness etc.

   Synonyms: lysergic, trippy
2. (of graphics, etc.) Having bright colours, abstract shapes, etc. reminiscent of drug-induced hallucinations or distortions of perception.

   Synonym: multi-coloured

Translations

Noun

psychedelic (plural psychedelics)

1. Any psychoactive substance (such as LSD or psilocybin) which, when consumed, causes perceptual changes (sometimes erratic and uncontrollable), visual hallucination, and altered awareness of the body and mind.
   • 2006, Dean McCormick, Dead End Street (page 62)

     I was going to become a three-drug connection to all my friends, psychedelics, hash and pot.

Translations

Interjection

psychedelic

1. (hippie slang) awesome, cool, groovy

Related terms

• psychedelia

English

Noun

tryptamine (countable and uncountable, plural tryptamines)

1. (uncountable, biochemistry) a heterocyclic amine found in both plant and animal tissue, where it is an intermediate in several metabolic schemes.
2. (countable, medicine) Any of a class of neurotransmitters and psychedelic drugs derived from this compound.

Meronyms

• indole

Derived terms

• 5-hydroxytryptamine
• isotryptamine