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psychotomimetic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
psy-chotomimet-ic
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That induces a temporary state of altered perception and symptoms similar to those of psychosis (such as hallucinations).

noun

Any psychotomimetic drug, such as LSD.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From psychoto- + mimetic.

Inflected Forms

psychotomimetics (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpsychotomimetic subpsychotomimetic

Questions

What does psychotomimetic mean?
That induces a temporary state of altered perception and symptoms similar to those of psychosis (such as hallucinations).
Where does psychotomimetic come from?
From psychoto- + mimetic.

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