mescaline en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɛs.kəl.ɪn/
- /ˈmɛs.kə.liːn/
Etymology
From mescal (“peyote”) + -ine.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana).
We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a salt shaker half full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers . . . and also a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of Budweiser, a pint of raw ether and two dozen amyls.
1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, New York: Popular Library, →ISBN, page 4:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mescalines | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| mescalin | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (4)
de Meskalin (the drug) · sv meskalin (the drug) · ru мескали́н (the drug) · eo meskalino (the drug)