empathogen

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

empathy +‎ -o- +‎ -gen, coined in 1983 by American psychologist Ralph Metzner.

Noun [edit]

empathogen (plural empathogens)

  1. A chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.

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