Diethyltryptamine

/ˌdaɪˌɛθəlˌtrɪptəˈmiːn/ noun

Definition

A synthetic psychedelic drug chemically similar to psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) that produces hallucinations and altered perception.

Etymology

From 'diethyl' (two ethyl groups) + 'tryptamine' (an indole-based amine derived from tryptophan, an amino acid). Synthesized in the 1950s during the era of psychedelic drug experimentation.

Kelly Says

DET was first synthesized by Albert Hofmann, the same Swiss chemist who discovered LSD—he methodically created dozens of related compounds trying to understand how small chemical changes produce wildly different effects on consciousness.

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