psychochemical

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About chemicals that change how people think or feel

adjective
/ˌsaɪkoʊˈkɛmɪkəl/

Specialized

: psicocanómico

psychochemical warfare

Examples

For example, in 1955, a Defense Department Ad Hoc Study Group on Psychochemical Issues recommended that any subjects being administered LSD be given a training lecture to prepare for its effects.

Academic text (1999)
Research into psychochemical substances has revealed their potential to alter mood and perception.
Many scientists study psychochemical interactions to understand how different drugs impact mental health.
The use of psychochemical agents in therapy aims to improve patients' mental well-being.

Synonyms

psychotropic

vspsychochemical

Specialized

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A drug that changes the mind, feelings, or behavior

emphasizes chemicals that affect thinking and mental processes rather than emotions

mind-altering

vspsychochemical

NSFW

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Makes a person think or feel differently

limits meaning to chemicals rather than experiences causing similar effects

psychoactive

vspsychochemical

Specialized

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Something that changes how you think, feel or notice things

focuses on chemicals generally rather than specific drug effects

psychopharmacological

vspsychochemical

Specialized

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About drugs that change how a person thinks and behaves

relates broadly to any chemicals that affect mental processes

psychopharmacologic

vspsychochemical

Specialized

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Relating to medicines that change the mind or behaviour

is broader, referring to chemicals in general that affect the mind

Surface Forms

psychochemical positive

Morphology

psychochemical = chemical (semi-transparent) = psycho + chem + ical

The word is transparently formed by adding psycho- to chemical, but the resulting technical sense is slightly specialized.

Etymology

Psychochemical joins psycho-, the same start as psychology and meaning 'mind', with chemical, meaning 'a substance'. So a psychochemical is a chemical that affects the mind.