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Definition of Psilocybin

1. Noun. A hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom.

Definition of Psilocybin

1. Noun. A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C??H??N?O·H?PO?, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Psilocybin

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Literary usage of Psilocybin

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

1. Workplaces Without Alcohol and Other Drugs: What Works by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Lysergic acid (LSD), mescaline, and psilocybin cause illusions and ... It is common to have a bad psychological reaction to LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin. ..."

2. Schools Without Drugs: What Works (1993)
"Lysergic acid (LSD), mescaline, and psilocybin cause illusions and ... It is common to have a bad psychological reaction to LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin. ..."

3. Protecting Children in Substance-Abusing Families by Vickie Kropenske, Judy Howard (1995)
"psilocybin and Psilocyn (Mushrooms) Mushrooms have been used for ... The active ingredients, psilocybin and psilocyn, are chemically related to LSD. ..."

4. Drugs of Abuse (1996)edited by Carol Gibson edited by Carol Gibson (1996)
"to 0.4 percent psilocybin and only trace amounts of psilocyn. The hallucinogenic dose of ... Both psilocybin and psilocyn can be produced synthetically. ..."

5. Drugs of Abuseedited by Carol Gibson edited by Carol Gibson (1997)
"psilocybin and Psilocyn psilocybin and psilocyn are both chemicals obtained from certain mushrooms found in Mexico and Central America. ..."

6. National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (1992)
"Mescaline, psilocybin, and PCP had been used by roughly 3% to 4% of the total population, peyote by 1.5%, and Ecstasy by 1.0%. Lifetime use of hallucinogens ..."

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