psilocin

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US/ˈsaɪ.ləˌsɪn/US/ˈsaɪ.loʊˌsɪn/

noun

4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms.

Similar
psilocybinpsilocynpsilotsinpsilocine
OriginAncient Greek ψιλός →
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Meanings

nounpsilocin (uncountable)
  1. uncountable4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom

Similar
psilocybin
Broader
hallucinogenhallucinogenic drugpsychedelic drug

nouna substituted tryptamine alkaloid and a serotonergic psychedelic substance, present in most psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated counterpart psilocybin.

Similar
psilocynpsilotsinpsilocine
Broader
alkaloidhallucinogenhallucinogenic drugpsychedelic drug
Also see
psilocybin

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψιλός“smooth”
  2. Englishpsilocin

Blend of translingual Psilocybe + -in, from Ancient Greek ψιλός (psilós, “smooth”).

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APA

psilocin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psilocin

MLA

“psilocin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psilocin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “psilocin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/psilocin.

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