mescaline

noun

mes·​ca·​line ˈme-skə-lən  ˈme-skə-ˌlēn 

: a hallucinatory crystalline alkaloid C₁₁H₁₇NO₃ that is the chief psychoactive principle in peyote buttons

Natural psychedelics such as mescaline or psilocybin are found in plants considered sacred since ancient times.

—Luis Alberto Henríquez-Hernández et al.

Examples of mescaline in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As part of the case, which will be heard in the fall, the court will consider narrowing a landmark 1990 decision over the spiritual use of peyote, a cactus that contains a hallucinogen called mescaline. —Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026

As part of the case, the court will consider narrowing a landmark 1990 decision over the spiritual use of peyote, a cactus that contains a hallucinogen called mescaline. —ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026

Federal scheduling currently has drugs like LSD, marijuana, mescaline, DMT, and psilocybin classified as Schedule I narcotics. —Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 3 Sep. 2025

The proposition also decriminalized possession, personal use, growing and sharing of five psychedelic substances: psilocybin, psilocin, DMT, ibogaine and mescaline. —Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mescaline

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

Kids Definition

mescaline

noun

mes·​ca·​line ˈmes-kə-lən 

-ˌlēn

: a drug that is obtained from the peyote cactus and causes hallucinations

Medical Definition

mescaline

noun

mes·​ca·​line ˈmes-kə-lən  -ˌlēn 

: a hallucinatory crystalline alkaloid C₁₁H₁₇NO₃ that is the chief psychoactive principle in peyote buttons