dimethyltryptamine
[ dahy-meth-uh l-trip-tuh-meen, -min ]
/ daɪˌmɛθ əlˈtrɪp təˌmin, -mɪn /
noun Pharmacology.
a hallucinogenic drug, C12H16N2, with an action of short duration. Abbreviation: DMT
Origin of dimethyltryptamine
First recorded in 1965–70;
dimethyl +
tryptamine
Words nearby dimethyltryptamine
dimethylketone,
dimethylmethane,
dimethylnitrosamine,
dimethylsulfoxide,
dimethylsulphoxide,
dimethyltryptamine,
dimetric,
dimetrodon,
dimidiate,
dimin.,
diminish
British Dictionary definitions for dimethyltryptamine
dimethyltryptamine
/ (daɪˌmiːθaɪlˈtrɪptəmɪn, -ˌmɛθɪl-) /
noun
a hallucinogenic agent that may trigger the onset of psychosis or emotional problems in predisposed individuals
Abbreviation: DMT
Medical definitions for dimethyltryptamine
dimethyltryptamine
[ dī-mĕth′əl-trĭp′tə-mēn′ ]
n.
DMT.