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lysergic acid

noun

(organic chemistry) An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).

Lysergic acid is a key component in the synthesis of LSD.

意味（1）

(organic chemistry) An organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid, derived from an alkaloid found in ergot; its amide derivatives are widely used as pharmaceuticals and as hallucinogenic drugs (LSD).

However, a new substance was obtained in good yield on gentle acidification, which possessed both acid and basic properties and which we have named lysergic acid.