entactogen
en·tact·o·gen
entactogen · entactogens
An empathogenAn empathogen.
/ɛnˈtæktəd͡ʒn̩/
Meaning
1 sensesAn empathogen.
Origin
From en- + tactile + -o- + -gen, coined by American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist DFrom en- + tactile + -o- + -gen, coined by American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist David E. Nichols in 1986 as an alternative to empathogen, attempting to avoid possible negative connotations from πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).
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Forms
plural: entactogens| Singular | entactogen |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedentactogenic