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单词 ibogaine
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ibogaine

[ ih-boh-guh-een ]
/ ɪˈboʊ gəˌin /

noun Pharmacology.

an alkaloid, C20H26N2O, obtained from an African shrub, Tabernanthe iboga, having antidepressant and hallucinogenic properties.

Origin of ibogaine

From French ibogaïne (1901), from New Latin iboga the shrub's specific epithet (said to be from an Indigenous language of the Congo) + French -ine -ine2

Words nearby ibogaine

ibn Rushd, ibn Saud, ibn Sina, ibn Zuhr, Ibo, ibogaine, Ibota privet, IBR, Ibrahim Pasha, IBRD, ibrik
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Example sentences from the Web for ibogaine

  • Lotsof eventually took the drug to the Netherlands, where some of the first ibogaine clinics were born.

    Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • Ibogaine puts you in the middle of your struggle, in the middle of your pain.

    Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • The ibogaine ceremony begins when her heroin withdrawal reaches a breaking point.

    Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Medical definitions for ibogaine

ibogaine
[ ĭ-bōgə-ēn′, -ĭn ]

n.

A white powdery substance that can act as a hallucinogen, a memory stimulant, or a dopamine blocker that acts by stemming the craving for heroin and cocaine without causing dependency.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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