dimethyltryptamine
noun
di·meth·yl·tryp·ta·mine
ˌdī-ˌme-thəl-ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn 
: a naturally occurring or easily synthesized hallucinogenic drug C12H16N2 that is chemically similar to but shorter acting than psilocybin
called also DMT
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The clinical trial was led by researchers at Imperial College London, where the team found that participants with depression who took the psychedelic dimethyltryptamine (DMT) had greater reductions in the severity of their condition compared to those who took a placebo.
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Produced by various plants and animals, the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is known for its rapid, intense, and relatively short-lived effects among those who take it for its psychedelic effects or use it in religious rituals.
—New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2025
It’s widely believed that the brain releases large amounts of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) at the time of death.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
That idea, revealed to him by his own homemade N,N,dimethyltryptamine coursing through his brain, changed everything for him.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Produced by various plants and animals, the hallucinogen dimethyltryptamine (DMT) is known for its rapid, intense, and relatively short-lived effects among those who take it for its psychedelic effects or use it in religious rituals.
—New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2025
It’s widely believed that the brain releases large amounts of dimethyltryptamine (DMT) at the time of death.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
That idea, revealed to him by his own homemade N,N,dimethyltryptamine coursing through his brain, changed everything for him.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
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dimethyltryptamine
noun
di·meth·yl·tryp·ta·mine
-ˈtrip-tə-ˌmēn
: a naturally occurring or easily synthesized hallucinogenic drug C12H16N2 that is chemically similar to but shorter acting than psilocybin
called also DMT
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