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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

psicotomimético

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /psi.ko.tu.miˈmɛ.ti.ku/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Psychotomimetic/ˌsaɪ.kəʊ.təʊ.mɪˈmɛt.ɪk/
adjectivenounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #85000 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O fármaco apresentou um perfil psicotomimético claro."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Causing or producing symptoms resembling those of psychosis, such as hallucinations or delusions.

    "The researchers administered a psychotomimetic compound to study its neurological effects on perception."
As noun
  1. 1

    A drug or substance that produces psychotomimetic effects.

    "LSD is a well-known psychotomimetic that drastically alters conscious experience."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Modern Latin and Greek roots, combining the Greek 'psychē' (mind, soul) + 'mimētikos' (imitative), coined in the mid-20th century during early psychopharmacological research. The term was established to describe chemical substances that mimic the symptoms of psychosis, particularly schizophrenia, in healthy individuals.

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