psychoactive

English

Etymology

From psycho- +‎ active.

Adjective

psychoactive (comparative more psychoactive, superlative most psychoactive)

(pharmacology) Affecting the mind or mental processes.
LSD and DMT are psychoactive drugs.

Synonyms

psychotropic

Related terms

Translations

pharmacology: affecting the mind or mental processes

Catalan: psicoactiu
Chinese:
Mandarin: 作用於精神的, 作用于精神的 (zuòyòng yú jīngshén de), 影響心理狀態的, 影响心理状态的 (yǐngxiǎng xīnlǐ zhuàngtài de)

Finnish: psykoaktiivinen (fi)
German: psychoaktiv
Spanish: psicoactivo (es)

Noun

psychoactive (plural psychoactives)

(pharmacology) Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.
LSD and DMT are psychoactives.

French

Adjective

psychoactive

feminine singular of psychoactif

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