Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psilocybin

/ˌsɪ.ləˈsaɪ.bɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.48 in modern English

Syllables: psilo-cy-bin
IPA: /ˌsɪ.ləˈsaɪ.bɪn/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C₁₂H₁₅N₂O·H₂PO₃, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The problem of the mushroom supply was solved straight away when Leary learned from a graduate student named George Litwin that a chemist at the Sandoz Corporation, Dr. Albert Hofmann, had recently synthesized the psychoactive molecule of the mushroom, calling it psilocybin."
"It’s no stretch to posit that because human neurotransmitters respond to the platform’s iconic use of a certain shade of blue, and spark with dopamine upon receiving a “like” or “tag” notification, desperate children are now living in cages and a raving madman occupies the Oval Office. Not even Orwell, after a feast of psilocybin, could have predicted this dystopia."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Psilocybin (coined by Albert Hofmann), from translingual Psilocybe (“genus of mushroom”) + -in.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Psilocybin

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌsɪ.ləˈsaɪ.bɪn/
British English: /ˌsʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪ.bɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

psilocybins (plural)

Phrases

psilocybin mushroom Psilocybe semilanceata magic mushroom

Frequently Paired Words

psilocin Psilocybe semilanceata magic mushroom

Synonyms

psilocin

Rhymes With

eiben

Questions

How do you pronounce psilocybin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɪ.ləˈsaɪ.bɪn/.
What does psilocybin mean?: A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C₁₂H₁₅N₂O·H₂PO₃, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin.
Where does psilocybin come from?: It is traced to German.

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