LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lysergic acid diethylamide mean? 

• LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (noun)
  The noun LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE has 1 sense:

1. a powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid

  Familiarity information: LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (noun)

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Meaning:

A powerful hallucinogenic drug manufactured from lysergic acid

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

LSD; lysergic acid diethylamide

Hypernyms ("lysergic acid diethylamide" is a kind of...):

controlled substance (a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law)

drug of abuse; street drug (a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction)

hallucinogen; hallucinogenic drug; psychedelic drug; psychodelic drug (a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lysergic acid diethylamide"):

acid; back breaker; battery-acid; dose; dot; Elvis; loony toons; Lucy in the sky with diamonds; pane; superman; window pane; Zen (street name for lysergic acid diethylamide)