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1. (n.) mescaline
a white, water-soluble, crystalline powder, C
Etymology: (1895–1900)
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1. (noun) mescaline, peyote
the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons
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1. mescaline
Hallucinogenic alkaloid isolated from the flowering heads (peyote) of Lophophora (formerly Anhalonium) williamsii, a Mexican cactus used in Indian religious rites and as an experimental psychotomimetic. Among its cellular effects are agonist actions at some types of serotonin receptors. It has no accepted therapeutic uses although it is legal for religious use by members of the Native American Church.
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