🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

allucinogeno

Pronunciation / Transliteration: allucinogeno

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hallucinogen/həˈluːsɪnədʒɛn/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Gli effetti di questo allucinogeno durano diverse ore."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

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As noun
  1. 1

    A psychoactive agent that causes alterations in perception, mood, and cognitive processes.

    "The researchers studied the effects of the powerful hallucinogen on human brain activity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in the mid-20th century, derived from the noun hallucination (from Latin hallucinari 'to wander in mind, talk idly') + the combining form -gen 'producing, generating'.

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