psychoactive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌsaɪkoʊˈæktɪv/ (General-American)
Etymology
From psycho- + active.
Meanings
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Affecting the mind or mental processes.
LSD and DMT are psychoactive drugs.
Ng blows out more smoke, thinking. "As we learned in Vietnam, high-powered weapons are so sensorily overwhelming that they are similar to psychoactive drugs.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 367:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most psychoactive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more psychoactive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonpsychoactive · psychoactively · derived psychoactive cannabis product
Relateds
psychoactivation · psychoactivity
Synonyms
Translations (19)
uk психоакти́вний (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · bg въздействащ на психиката (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · pl psychoaktywny (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · sv psykoaktiv (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · eo psikoaktiva (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · it psicoattivo (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · kk психикалық белсенді (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · fr psychotrope (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · eo psikaktiva (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · fi psykoaktiivinen (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · zh 作用于精神的 (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · zh 影響心理狀態的 (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · de psychoaktiv (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · ca psicoactiu (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · es psicoactivo (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · zh 作用於精神的 (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · ru психоактивный (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · zh 影响心理状态的 (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes) · fr psychoactif (pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes)