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Added 9 October 2026

psilocybin

/ˌsɪ.ləˈsaɪ.bɪn/ noun

Coined: a coined word, by Albert Hofmann Wiktionary

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A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.

Origin

Borrowed from German Psilocybin (coined by Albert Hofmann), from translingual Psilocybe (“genus of mushroom”) + -in.

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