entactogen

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ tactile +‎ -o- +‎ -gen, coined by American pharmacologist and medicinal chemist David E. Nichols in 1986[1] as an alternative to empathogen, attempting to avoid possible negative connotations from πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛnˈtæktəd͡ʒn̩/
  • Hyphenation: en‧tact‧o‧gen
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

entactogen (plural entactogens)

  1. An empathogen.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Robert Leverant (October-December 1986) “MDMA Reconsidered”, in Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, volume 18, number 4, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 373–376:
    On May 17 and 18, 1986, the Haight Ashbury Free Medical Clinic sponsored a national conference on the drug MDMA. […] The word entactogen was used at the conference to describe an entirely new drug class. This term was coined by David Nichols to describe a substance that produces empathy and sympathy, […]
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