psilocybin

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Psilocybin (coined by Albert Hofmann), from translingual Psilocybe (“genus of mushroom”) +‎ -in. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɪ.ləˈsaɪ.bɪn/, /ˌsaɪ-/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsʌɪ.lə(ʊ)ˈsʌɪ.bɪn/ === Noun === psilocybin (countable and uncountable, plural psilocybins) (biochemistry) A hallucinogenic alkaloid, C12H15N2O·H2PO3, present in several species of Central American mushroom and producing effects similar to LSD. The prodrug of psilocin. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== psilocin Psilocybe semilanceata ==== Translations ==== === See also === magic mushroom === References === “psilocybin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “psilocybin”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.