MESCALINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mescaline mean? 

• MESCALINE (noun)
  The noun MESCALINE has 1 sense:

1. the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons

  Familiarity information: MESCALINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MESCALINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mescaline; peyote

Hypernyms ("mescaline" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("mescaline" is a substance of...):

magic mushroom; mescal button; sacred mushroom (the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin)