Explore Psychoactive through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like psychotropic or hallucinogenic. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Psychoactive meaning
Affecting the mind or mental processes.
Synonyms of Psychoactive
Using Psychoactive
- The main meaning on this page is: Affecting the mind or mental processes.
- Useful related words include: psychotropic, hallucinogenic, mind-altering, mind-expanding.
- In the example corpus, psychoactive often appears in combinations such as: the psychoactive, psychoactive effects, psychoactive drugs.
Context around Psychoactive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Psychoactive
- In this selection, "psychoactive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, non, main, produced, compound, drugs and substances stand out and add context to how "psychoactive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the main psychoactive compound in and a natural psychoactive compound in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "psychoactive" sits close to words such as acadia, ae and aes, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with psychoactive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It is a non-psychoactive, full-spectrum CBD oil. (9 words)
Cannabis is a psychoactive drug that can alter a person's mood, perception, and behaviour. (15 words)
However, as a psychoactive drug, it also poses a But coffee contains more than just caffeine. (16 words)
Both plants contain abundant types of cannabinoids, but marijuana is high in the psychoactive chemical THC, while hemp is rich in CBD, the non-psychoactive component of cannabis that has generated quite a buzz for its potential medicinal benefits. (39 words)
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is also looking to beef up legislation in order to combat the growing use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and reduce the need for authorities to "play catch-up" with ever-evolving variants. (39 words)
A forensic toxicologist says an initial drug screening report suggested Myles Gray had a natural psychoactive compound in his system when he died, but followup testing showed the low concentration didn't meet the threshold for detection. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
CBD is non-psychoactive and doesn’t give the same high as THC — which is the main psychoactive compound in cannabis.
As the name indicates, endocannabinoids are self-produced psychoactive substances, similar to the psychoactive compounds in cannabis, or marijuana.
Both plants contain abundant types of cannabinoids, but marijuana is high in the psychoactive chemical THC, while hemp is rich in CBD, the non-psychoactive component of cannabis that has generated quite a buzz for its potential medicinal benefits.
These substances are naturally occurring, but nonetheless psychoactive, and are compounds identified through the work of ethnobotanists and ethnomycologists (and others who study the native use of naturally occurring psychoactive drugs).
While studies are conducted on all psychoactive drugs by both fields, psychopharmacology focuses on psychoactive and chemical interactions within the brain.
A forensic toxicologist says an initial drug screening report suggested Myles Gray had a natural psychoactive compound in his system when he died, but followup testing showed the low concentration didn't meet the threshold for detection.
A test found he had 4.2 microgrammes of Delta 9 THC - the main psychoactive part of cannabis - in his system.
Cannabis is a psychoactive drug that can alter a person's mood, perception, and behaviour.
Cannabis oil simply doesn’t need to be diluted in the same way nicotine does to avoid intense physical irritation and side effects, or to achieve the desired psychoactive effects.
Each one of these hemp-derived compounds is reported to have different effects and potential benefits when it comes to aspects such as psychoactive power and bodily relief provided.
He added that over time patients may develop tolerance to the negative cognitive effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the primary psychoactive component of cannabis.
However, as a psychoactive drug, it also poses a But coffee contains more than just caffeine.
In October of this year, Lee was investigated under suspicion of using illicit drugs and was charged on suspicion of using cannabis and psychoactive drugs.
It explains how THC is the main psychoactive compound in cannabis, while spice is a collection of synthetic Class B drugs which are cheaper to produce and mimic the effects of drugs like cannabis.
It is a non-psychoactive, full-spectrum CBD oil.
MHA added that its proposed new legislative framework will control substances based on whether they can produce a psychoactive effect, rather than on their chemical structure.
Patients begin by using pills or liquid cannabis extractions through the state's medical program, which makes it possible to identify milligram doses of THC, the psychoactive compound in marijuana, and CBD, another compound.
Scientists have discovered direct evidence that people in Europe used psychoactive drugs during the Bronze Age, possibly as part of ancient rituals.
THC-dominant strains, such as Ghost Train Haze and Girl Scout Cookies, can provide intense psychoactive effects along with potential pain relief and appetite stimulation.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is also looking to beef up legislation in order to combat the growing use of new psychoactive substances (NPS) and reduce the need for authorities to "play catch-up" with ever-evolving variants.
Common combinations with psychoactive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: