mescaline

noun mes·ca·line \ˈmes-kə-lən, -ˌlēn\

: a drug that comes from a cactus and that makes people see things that are not real

Full Definition of MESCALINE

: a hallucinatory crystalline alkaloid C₁₁H₁₇NO₃ that is the chief active principle in peyote buttons

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1896

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noun mes·ca·line \ˈmes-kə-lən, -ˌlēn\

: a hallucinatory crystalline alkaloid C₁₁H₁₇NO₃ that is the chief active principle in peyote buttons

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