dimethyltryptamine
noun
di·meth·yl·tryp·ta·mine
ˌdī-ˌme-thəl-ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn 
: a naturally occurring or easily synthesized hallucinogenic drug C12H16N2 that is chemically similar to but shorter acting than psilocybin
called also DMT
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The bitter-tasting herbal drink is made by boiling stem and bark from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine and the leaves of the Psychotria viridis shrub, which contains the strong psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine (DMT).
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Its policies appear somewhat more aligned with what is in the Massachusetts ballot petition, as decriminalization extends beyond psilocybin to also include ibogaine, mescaline and dimethyltryptamine.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
These are psilocybin, psilocin, dimethyltryptamine, ibogaine and mescaline.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
And atai Life Sciences is preparing to launch a phase 2 trial of the psychedelic compound dimethyltryptamine (DMT) to treat depression that will exclude patients who are also doing psychotherapy.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 12 Aug. 2024
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Its policies appear somewhat more aligned with what is in the Massachusetts ballot petition, as decriminalization extends beyond psilocybin to also include ibogaine, mescaline and dimethyltryptamine.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
These are psilocybin, psilocin, dimethyltryptamine, ibogaine and mescaline.
—Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
And atai Life Sciences is preparing to launch a phase 2 trial of the psychedelic compound dimethyltryptamine (DMT) to treat depression that will exclude patients who are also doing psychotherapy.
—Bykai Kupferschmidt, science.org, 12 Aug. 2024
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dimethyltryptamine
noun
di·meth·yl·tryp·ta·mine
-ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn
: a naturally occurring or easily synthesized hallucinogenic drug C12H16N2 that is chemically similar to but shorter acting than psilocybin
called also DMT
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