PSYCHOACTIVE

psychoactive, psychotropic

(adjective) affecting the mind or mood or other mental processes; “psychoactive drugs”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

psychoactive (comparative more psychoactive, superlative most psychoactive)

(pharmaceutical effect) Affecting the mind or mental processes.

Synonyms

• psychotropic

Noun

psychoactive (plural psychoactives)

(pharmaceutical drug) Any drug that affects the mind or mental processes.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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