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lysergic acid diethylamide

noun

lysergic acid di·​eth·​yl·​am·​ide -ˌdī-ˌe-thə-ˈla-ˌmīd How to pronounce lysergic acid diethylamide (audio)
: lsd

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Schedule 1 substances include heroin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), marijuana (cannabis), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, Ecstasy), psilocybin, and others. — Arthur L. Caplan, STAT, 2 Dec. 2022 Hoffman synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide while developing pharmaceuticals for Sandoz Laboratories. — Grayson Quay, The Week, 19 Apr. 2022 In 1938, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals chemist Albert Hofmann synthesized lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). — Rebecca Coffey, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021 One of these Hoffman dubbed lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD-25. — Ellen Ruppel Shell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2018

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1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lysergic acid diethylamide was in 1944

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lysergic acid diethylamide

noun
lysergic acid di·​eth·​yl·​am·​ide -ˌdī-ˌeth-ə-ˈlam-ˌīd How to pronounce lysergic acid diethylamide (audio)
: lsd

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