psychoactive

English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ active.

Adjective

psychoactive (comparative more psychoactive, superlative most psychoactive)

1. (pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

   LSD and DMT are psychoactive drugs.

Synonyms

• psychotropic

Related terms

• psychoactivation
• psychoactivity

Translations

pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes

• Catalan: psicoactiu
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 作用於精神的, 作用于精神的 (zuòyòng yú jīngshén de), 影響心理狀態的, 影响心理状态的 (yǐngxiǎng xīnlǐ zhuàngtài de)

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• Finnish: psykoaktiivinen (fi)
• German: psychoaktiv
• Russian: психоактивный (ru) (psixoaktivnyj)
• Spanish: psicoactivo (es)

Noun

psychoactive (plural psychoactives)

1. (pharmacology) Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.

   LSD and DMT are psychoactives.

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French

Adjective

psychoactive

1. feminine singular of psychoactif