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Noun: psilocin
  1. A hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom
    "Researchers studied the effects of psilocin on depression";
    - psilocybin
     
  2. A substituted tryptamine alkaloid and a serotonergic psychedelic substance, present in most psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated counterpart psilocybin
    "The mind-altering effects of psilocin are highly variable and subjective and resemble those of LSD and DMT";
    - psilocyn, psilotsin, psilocine

Derived forms: psilocins

Type of: alkaloid, hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug

Encyclopedia: Psilocin