PSYCHOTROPIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does psychotropic mean? 

• PSYCHOTROPIC (adjective)
  The adjective PSYCHOTROPIC has 1 sense:

1. affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes

  Familiarity information: PSYCHOTROPIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PSYCHOTROPIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes

Synonyms:

psychoactive; psychotropic

Context example:

psychoactive drugs

Similar:

hallucinogenic (capable of producing hallucinations)

mind-altering (producing mood changes or distorted perception)

mind-expanding ((of hallucinogenic drugs) giving a sense of heightened or broader awareness)

mind-bending; mind-blowing (intensely affecting the mind especially in producing hallucinations)

psychedelic (producing distorted sensory perceptions and feelings or altered states of awareness or sometimes states resembling psychosis)

 Context examples 

The hydrochloride salt form of cidoxepin, a psychotropic agent similar to doxepin with potential antianxiety and antidepressant activities.

(Cidoxepin Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

An uncomfortable feeling of inner restlessness and inability to stay still; this is a side effect of some psychotropic drugs.

(Akathisia, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent exhibits a lower psychotropic potency than delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (delta-9-THC), the primary form of THC found in cannabis.

(Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol, NCI Thesaurus)

A psychotropic agent similar to doxepin with potential antianxiety and antidepressant activities.

(Cidoxepin, NCI Thesaurus)