adrenochrome
noun
ad·re·no·chrome
ə-ˈdrē-nō-ˌkrōm 
: a red-colored mixture of quinones derived from epinephrine by oxidation
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QAnon believers falsely claim the cabal is abducting children to kill them and harvest their blood for a chemical known as adrenochrome, which is used to extend their lives.
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USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
The actor has taken to repeating the most grotesque falsehoods of the sprawling QAnon ideology, among them that traffickers are harvesting children’s organs and extracting the chemical compound adrenochrome from their brains before murdering them.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
Anna Arata, a spokesperson for Shell, confirmed the company does not manufacture or transport adrenochrome.
—Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
Representatives for Shell and Heineken told USA TODAY neither company has ever produced or transported adrenochrome.
—Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
The scene was immortalized in Terry Gilliam’s 1998 film; a YouTube clip of Johnny Depp’s character taking adrenochrome, which to date has more than 1.7 million views, has drawn thousands of comments referencing the conspiracy.
—Brian Friedberg, Wired, 31 July 2020
USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
The actor has taken to repeating the most grotesque falsehoods of the sprawling QAnon ideology, among them that traffickers are harvesting children’s organs and extracting the chemical compound adrenochrome from their brains before murdering them.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2023
Anna Arata, a spokesperson for Shell, confirmed the company does not manufacture or transport adrenochrome.
—Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
Representatives for Shell and Heineken told USA TODAY neither company has ever produced or transported adrenochrome.
—Isabella Fertel, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
The scene was immortalized in Terry Gilliam’s 1998 film; a YouTube clip of Johnny Depp’s character taking adrenochrome, which to date has more than 1.7 million views, has drawn thousands of comments referencing the conspiracy.
—Brian Friedberg, Wired, 31 July 2020
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First Known Use
1940, in the meaning defined above
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adrenochrome
noun
ad·re·no·chrome
ə-ˈdrē-nə-ˌkrōm
: a red-colored mixture of quinones derived from epinephrine by oxidation and yielding a product like melanin on further oxidation
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