🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

dietilamida do ácido lisérgico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: dietilamida do ácido lisérgico

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lysergic acid diethylamide/ˌlaɪ.sɜːr.dʒɪk ˌæs.ɪd daɪˌɛθ.əlˈæm.aɪd/
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A dietilamida do ácido lisérgico é um poderoso agente psicodélico."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A powerful synthetic psychedelic drug derived from ergot alkaloids that produces profound alterations in perception, mood, and cognitive processes.

    "Researchers in the mid-20th century studied lysergic acid diethylamide for its potential applications in psychotherapy."
  2. 2

    Commonly known as LSD, it is a chemical compound famous for inducing vivid visual hallucinations and synesthesia.

    "The cultural movement of the 1960s was heavily influenced by the widespread use and notoriety of lysergic acid diethylamide."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Coined in 1938 by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, the term derives from the German 'Lysergsäurediethylamid'. It combines 'lysergic' (referring to lysergic acid, originally derived from the ergot fungus and the Greek 'lysis' meaning dissolution), 'acid', and 'diethylamide' (denoting an amide derivative of diethylamine).

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🇫🇷French → English

diéthylamide de l'acide lysergique

Transliteration: diéthylamide de l'acide lysergique

"Le diéthylamide de l'acide lysergique est une substance hallucinogène puissante."

🇩🇪German → English

Lysergsäurediethylamid

Transliteration: Lysergsäurediethylamid

"Lysergsäurediethylamid wurde erstmals von Albert Hofmann synthetisiert."

🇮🇹Italian → English

dietilamide dell'acido lisergico

Transliteration: dietilamide dell'acido lisergico

"La dietilamide dell'acido lisergico altera la percezione della realtà."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

dietilamida del ácido lisérgico

Transliteration: dietilamida del ácido lisérgico

"La dietilamida del ácido lisérgico es comúnmente conocida como LSD."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

dietilamida do ácido lisérgico

Transliteration: dietilamida do ácido lisérgico

"A dietilamida do ácido lisérgico é um poderoso agente psicodélico."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

लाएर्जिक एसिड डाइएथिलामाइड

Transliteration: laeyerjik esid daiethilamaid

"लाएर्जिक एसिड डाइएथिलामाइड एक शक्तिशाली साइकेडेलिक दवा है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

麦角酸二乙酰胺

Transliteration: màijiǎosuàn èryǐxiāndàn

"麦角酸二乙酰胺是一种强效的人工合成致幻剂。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

리세르긴산 디에틸아미드

Transliteration: riseergin-san dietilamideu

"리세르긴산 디에틸아미드는 강력한 환각제 중 하나입니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

LSD

Transliteration: エルエスディー

Script: リゼルギン酸ジエチルアミド

"リゼルギン酸ジエチルアミドは幻覚作用を持つ化学物質である。"

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