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entactogen.

An empathogen.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ɛnˈtæktəd͡ʒn̩/
  1. An empathogen.

Where this word comes from

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

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