psychotogenn.
/sʌɪˈkɒtəʊdʒ(ə)n/, U.S. /saɪˈkɑdoʊdʒ(ə)n/ Medicine.
A psychotomimetic substance.
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psychedelic1956
psychodysleptic1957
psychotogen1957
psychotomimetic1957
psychochemical1958
psychopharmaceutical1962
psychoactive1965
psychotropic1966
psychomimetic1967
mood drug1970
1957 Science 6 Sept. 449/2 Many chemical psychotogens are synaptic inhibitors.
1976 Nature 8 Apr. 490/1 For many years the presence of an endogenous psychotogen in schizophrenia has been sought.
1991 Biol. Psychiatry 30 557 Phencyclidine (PCP) has been suggested as a possible model psychotogen.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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