lysergic acid diethylamide
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- noun
- /laɪˈsɜrdʒɪk ˈæsɪd ˌdaɪˈɛθɪlˌæmɪd/
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dietilamida de ácido lisérgico
- Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as lysergic acid diethylamide, is known for causing vivid hallucinations.
Examples
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Many artists in the 1960s experimented with lysergic acid diethylamide to enhance their creativity.
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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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The use of lysergic acid diethylamide can lead to profound changes in perception and thought.
Synonyms
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A street name for the drug LSD that causes strong visual and mental changes
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A strong drug that makes people see or hear things that are not real
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A slang name for LSD, a drug that makes people see or hear things that are not real
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Surface Forms
Morphology
lysergic + acid + diethylamide
This is a systematic chemical name whose meaning is directly built from its parts: the diethylamide derivative of lysergic acid, i.e. the specific compound known as LSD. Although technical and infrequent, the composition follows predictable morphological/chemical naming conventions (and similar labels exist across languages), so a learner who knows the constituent meanings can infer it refers to that hallucinogenic compound.
Etymology
The chemical name lysergic acid diethylamide literally describes the parts of the molecule: the lysergic acid part with a diethylamide group attached. Because that is a long name, people shortened it to 'LSD', and the name refers to the powerful drug that can change what a person sees and feels.