a hallucinogenic agent that may trigger the onset of psychosis or emotional problems in predisposed individuals
Abbreviation: DMT
dimethyltryptamine in American English
(daiˌmeθəlˈtrɪptəˌmin, -mɪn)
noun
Pharmacology
a hallucinogenic drug, C12H16N2, with an action of short duration
Abbreviation: DMT
Word origin
[1965–70; dimethyl + tryptamine]This word is first recorded in the period 1965–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Coriolis effect, Finlandization, T cell, genetic engineering, no-fault