psychoactive
Any drug that affects the mind or mental processesAny drug that affects the mind or mental processes.
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» Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug.
Koffein ist die meistverwendete psychoaktive Droge. — raggione
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1 sensesAny drug that affects the mind or mental processes.
LSD and DMT are psychoactives.
Examples
4 sentencesCaffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug.
deKoffein ist die meistverwendete psychoaktive Droge. — raggione
Adrenochrome is not psychoactive and is easily synthesized.
Being a psychoactive agent, a hallucinogen can cause you to dissociate.
Adrenochrome is not psychoactive.
Origin
From psycho- + active.From psycho- + active.
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Forms
plural: psychoactives| Singular | psychoactive |
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See also
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