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psychoactive

/sahy-koh-ak-tiv/US // ˌsaɪ koʊˈæk tɪv //UK // (ˌsaɪkəʊˈæktɪv) //

精神作用,精神活性,精神作用的,精神药物

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of or relating to a substance having a profound or significant effect on mental processes: a psychoactive drug.

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Examples

  • Research ultimately showed that most of those who got sick had used products containing THC, the psychoactive component in marijuana, which is not used in nicotine e-cigarettes like Juul — but the entire category took a hit.

  • You don’t get any psychoactive effects, but all the mellowness of CBD in one go.

  • CBD is a non-psychoactive compound found in many cannabis strains.

  • Nieto, who began smoking pot in Boston as a college student, is preparing farmers to swap traditional THC plants for industrial ones — the type that produce non-psychoactive yet profitable components like CBD and hemp fiber.

  • His research focuses on the “behavioral and neuropharmacological effects of psychoactive drugs in humans.”

  • Ayahuasca/yagé is a psychoactive brew made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine.

  • But while the psychoactive effects are similar, Spice can be anywhere from five to 10 times more potent.

  • Most bath salts contain one of two psychoactive chemicals: MDPV (also known as 3,4-Methylenedioxypyrovalerone) or mephedrone.

  • In the psychoactive hierarchy of kitchen work, a high-functioning junkie beats a one-time opium eater.