See Also: lysergic(dictionary)
Lysergic acid(medicine)
lysergic acid amide(medicine)
lysergic acid diethylamide(medicine)
lysergic acid monoethylamide(medicine)

lysergic (iou)



lysergic adjective. M20.
[from lys (in HYDROLYSIS) + ERG(OT + -IC.]
Chemistry. lysergic acid, a crystalline tetracyclic compound, C16H16N2O2, orig. produced by the hydrolysis of ergot alkaloids, which contains the indole nucleus, and of which the hallucinogenic drug LSD is a derivative. M20.
ellipt. LSD. M20.
lysergic acid diethylamide = LSD.