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salvinorin

salvinorin

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A strong natural chemical from the plant Salvia divinorum that makes you see or feel things that are not real
  • noun
  • /sælˈvɪnərɪn/
  • NSFW
: salvinorina
  • The effects of salvinorin can be intense and often include vivid hallucinations.

So when you take salvinorin, it binds strongly to these Kappa opioid receptors and it shuts down the clostrum.

Examples

  • Researchers are studying salvinorin for its unique psychoactive effects.

  • What's interesting about salvinorin is it's not such a positively euphoric experience as you get.

  • So when you take salvinorin, it binds strongly to these Kappa opioid receptors and it shuts down the clostrum.

    Danny Jones

  • Salvinorin is a powerful hallucinogenic compound found in salvinorin divinorum.

Surface Forms

salvinorin singular
salvinorins plural

Morphology

salvinorin = Salvia (opaque) = salvin + orin

The name is a specialized chemical coinage derived from the plant name 'Salvia' with a technical suffix; ordinary learners cannot deduce the meaning from the parts.

Etymology

Salvinorin comes from the plant name Salvia, which means 'sage', plus a chemical ending like -in or -orin that marks a compound. So salvinorin is the mind-changing chemical that comes from the Salvia (sage) plant, which helps you remember it as the active substance in Salvia divinorum.