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Hydroxy vs Psilocin - What's the difference?

hydroxy | psilocin |

As an adjective hydroxy

is (chemistry) being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.

As a noun psilocin is

4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms.

hydroxy

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (chemistry) Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical.
  • * Note : used as a prefix, hydroxy-, in the names of very many organic compounds

    • psilocin

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia psilocin)
  • 4-hydroxy-dimethyltryptamine, a hallucinogenic alkaloid found in most psychedelic mushrooms.

    • Related terms

    * psilocybin