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lysergic acid

[ lahy-sur-jik, li- ]

noun

, Chemistry.
  1. a crystalline solid, C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 , obtained from ergot or synthesized: used in the synthesis of LSD.


lysergic acid

/ lɪˈsɜːdʒɪk; laɪ- /

noun

  1. a crystalline compound with a polycyclic molecular structure: used in medical research. Formula C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2
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lysergic acid

/ lĭ-sûrjĭk,lī- /

  1. A crystalline alkaloid that is a major constituent of ergot. It is used in medical research to induce hallucinations, delusions, and other symptoms of psychosis. The drug LSD is a derivative of lysergic acid. Chemical formula: C 16 H 16 N 2 O 2 .
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lysergic acid1

First recorded in 1930–35; lys- + erg(ot) + -ic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lysergic acid1

C20: from ( hydro ) lys ( is ) + erg ( ot ) + -ic
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Example Sentences

We were among the stoners, booze hounds, skirt chasers and well-read wise-guy layabouts who survived the Vietnam War with college deferments, and the dark tide of existential angst with the help of lysergic acid.

From Salon

In one of the most terrifying examples of self experimentation in the annals of science, Hoffman ingested 250 micrograms of lysergic acid and had to be helped home on his bicycle by his lab assistant.

Depending upon the habitat, host grass, and climate, the fungus contains different ergot alkaloids, for the most part lysergic acid derivatives.

Even if that does not happen, making lysergic acid in yeast is still a good idea.

It had come out of the old experiments with lysergic acid and mescalin.

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