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LYSERGIC ACID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lysergic acid mean?
• LYSERGIC ACID (noun)
The noun LYSERGIC ACID has 1 sense:
1. a crystalline acid often used in medical research; obtained from ergotic alkaloids
Familiarity information: LYSERGIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A crystalline acid often used in medical research; obtained from ergotic alkaloids
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("lysergic acid" is a kind of...):
acid (any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt)
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