psychoactive compound

collocation in English

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psychoactive
adjective
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/ˌsaɪ.kəʊˈæk.tɪv/us
/ˌsaɪ.koʊˈæk.tɪv/
A psychoactive drug affects ...
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compound
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkɒm.paʊnd/us
/ˈkɑːm.paʊnd/
chemistryspecialized
a chemical that combines two or ...
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(Definition ofpsychoactiveandcompoundfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Based on its blue staining reaction to touch, the mushroom is presumed to contain thepsychoactivecompoundpsilocybin.
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Primary psychoactive effects include a state of relaxation, and to a lesser degree, euphoria from its mainpsychoactivecompound, tetrahydrocannabinol.
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The mushroom contains thepsychoactivecompoundpsilocybin.
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He has published many essays and monographs regarding the use of psychoactive compounds and sacred plants.
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Together these categories of psychoactive compounds may be referred to as anxiotropic compounds.
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Together these categories of psychoactive compounds or interventions may be referred to as anxiotropic compounds/agents.
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Both the caps and the stems contain the psychoactive compounds, although the caps contain consistently more.
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He discovered, synthesized, and personally bioassayed over 230 psychoactive compounds, and evaluated them for their psychedelic and/or entactogenic potential.
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Fruit bodies of the fungus contain the psychoactive compounds psilocin and psilocybin.
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Psychoactive compounds and derivates thereof have been confirmed in some species.
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Several members of this genus are known to contain psilocin and psilocybin and it is suspected that a number of other members of this genus contain unidentified psychoactive compounds.
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