Meanings
Origin
From en- + tactile + -o- + -gen, coined by American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist David E. Nichols in 1986 as an alternative to empathogen, attempting to avoid possible negative connotations from πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).
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APA
entactogen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entactogen
MLA
“entactogen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entactogen. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entactogen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entactogen.
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