psilocin

[ sil-uh-sin, sahy-luh- ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. a psilocybin metabolite with strong hallucinogenic potency, produced after ingestion of the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.

Word History and Origins

Origin of psilocin¹

First recorded in 1955–60; psiloc(ybin) + -in ²

Example Sentences

But many are psychoactive compounds, such as psilocybin and psilocin.

From Los Angeles Times

Psilocybin and psilocin, the psychoactive compounds found in nearly all species of Psilocybe, have shown promise as a treatment for conditions including PTSD, depression, and for easing end-of-life care.

From Science Daily

They contain other compounds like psilocin and a dozen or more other active ingredients.

From Seattle Times

Beckley Psytech, also UK-based, is looking at the intravenous administration of psilocybin's biologically active metabolite, psilocin, which would bring down the length of the trip to about an hour and a half.

From BBC

"It's a novel and unusual molecule in that it bears the ring substituents of both 5-MeO-DMT and psilocin — so it's a kind of hybrid of both molecules," Gallimore told Salon in an email.

From Salon