lsd

L-S-D · noun

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Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Lysergic acid diethylamide; a powerful hallucinogenic drug that causes altered perceptions and sensory experiences.

  2. 2.

    (historical, British) Pounds, shillings, and pence; the pre-decimal currency system in Britain (from Latin librae, solidi, denarii).

Related words

See also: drug, hallucinogen, psychedelic
Synonyms: acid, lysergic acid diethylamide

Etymology

Abbreviation of German Lysergsaure-diethylamid (lysergic acid diethylamide), coined by Albert Hofmann at Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, Switzerland, in 1938. The British currency meaning comes from Latin librae, solidi, denarii (pounds, shillings, pence).