diethylamide
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- noun
- /ˌdaɪˈɛθɪlˌaɪmɪd/
- Specialized
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dietilamida
- Lysergic acid diethylamide.
- lysergic acid diethylamide
- diethylamide (LSD)
- acid diethylamide
Examples
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Lysergic acid diethylamide is known for its potent psychoactive effects.
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In the summer of 1975, the truth about domestic experiments with psychoactive drugs, most pervasively lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), began pouring out.
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Sir, this is lysergic acid diethylamide.
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So... three days later he took what he thought was a tiny dose having basically synthesised the lysergic acid diethylamide.
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In the 1960s, many popular musicians experimented with psychedelic drugs such as lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and this apparently influenced their music.
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Lysergic acid (d-lysergic acid diethylamide tartrate) has been studied recently as a drug that might contribute additional knowledge about the mechanisms and treatment of mental disease in general and schizophrenia in particular.
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The effects of diethylamide can vary from person to person, often leading to unique experiences.
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Researchers are studying diethylamide to understand its impact on the brain and behavior.
Compounds
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A strong drug called LSD that makes people see or hear things that are not real
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Diethylamide breaks into di- meaning 'two', ethyl meaning a common small chemical part (seen in words like 'ethyl alcohol'), and amide, a chemical group like the one in 'amino acid', so a diethylamide is an amide that has two ethyl parts attached, which explains its modern chemical name.