lysergic acid diethylamide
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lysergic acid diethylamide
Variant: LSD
A chemical derivative of lysergic acid that has potent hallucinogenic properties (see hallucinogen). It occurs in the cereal-fungus ergot and is classified as an ergot alkaloid. LSD was first synthesized in 1943.
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lysergic acid di·eth·yl·am·ide
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