lysergic acid diethylamide

noun

lysergic acid di·​eth·​yl·​am·​ide -ˌdī-ˌe-thə-ˈla-ˌmīd 

: lsd

Examples of lysergic acid diethylamide in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD, are now being evaluated in Phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of depression. — Shlomi Raz, STAT, 7 Jan. 2020

One of these Hoffman dubbed lysergic acid diethylamide, or LSD-25. — Ellen Ruppel Shell, BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lysergic acid diethylamide

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Medical Definition

lysergic acid diethylamide

noun

lysergic acid di·​eth·​yl·​am·​ide -ˌdī-ˌeth-ə-ˈlam-ˌīd 

: lsd