Definition of Lysergic acid diethylamide

1. Noun. A powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid.


Definition of Lysergic acid diethylamide

1. Noun. (context: organic compound) A powerful synthetic hallucinogen, ''commonly abbreviated LSD''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Lysergic acid diethylamide

1. A centrally acting agent with hallucinogenic properties, may precipitate psychosis. Acronym: LSD (27 Sep 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

lyrisms
lyrist
lyrists
lysaemia
lysate
lysates
lysdexia
lysdexic
lyse
lysed
lysergamide
lysergamides
lysergic
lysergic acid
lysergic acid amide
lysergic acid diethylamide
lysergic acid monoethylamide
lysergide
lysergol
lysergyl peptide synthetase
lyses
lysigenous
lysigeny
lysimeter
lysimeters
lysimetric
lysin
lysinaemia
lysine
lysine-C peptidase

Literary usage of Lysergic acid diethylamide

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"On the other hand, D-lysergic acid diethylamide, which previously has been ... In B, after pargyline, D-lysergic acid diethylamide given intravenously (LSD ..."

2. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Pt. 800-1299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"A lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) test system is a device intended to measure lysergic acid diethylamide, a hallucinogenic drug, in serum, urine, ..."

3. Technologies for Understanding and Preventing Substance Abuse and Addiction by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Finally, cannabis and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) also produce positive effects that clearly support their use. SOURCE: Office of Technology Assessment ..."

4. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"... amide in the seeds of the morning glory), and others are synthesized in the laboratory (STP, PGP, and LSD). lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was first ..."

5. Code of Federal Regulations: Title 21: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... or less than 20 grams of a hallucinogenic substance listed in Schedule I (other than lysergic acid diethylamide), or less than 0.5 gram of lysergic acid ..."

6. Prevention Plus III: Assessing Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Programs at by Jean A. Linney, Abraham Wandersman (1993)
"... H, hard candy, joy powder, scag, smack, speedball (cocaine and heroin injected), white horse, whiz bang lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD): acid, blotter, ..."

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