mesc means the drug mescaline. It carries an Arena rating of 1382, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, mesc ranks #5,954 of 17,131 for Scariest Words, #7,391 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #7,846 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words, #9,635 of 17,126 for Most Elegant Words.
Why “mesc” is a great word
A street-corner alias for the hallucinogenic drug mescaline, the pure alkaloid extracted from peyote, clipped from 'mescaline,' itself a borrowing from Nahuatl mexcalli ('peyote, an intoxicating drink made from agave'), first attested in 1958. Unlike 'peyote' (which names the sacred cactus itself) or 'LSD' (a laboratory-born synthetic), mesc denotes the isolated crystalline essence, the chemical ghost within the plant. It is the white powder measured on a jeweler's scale, the bitter taste lingering on the tongue, and the stark, geometric visions that unfold in the mind's private theater—a modern distillation of an ancient ritual, reducing a spiritual ordeal to a portable dose.
Etymology
Clipping of mescaline.
Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).
Words closest in meaning
By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.
- mescalism 76% match — The consumption of the mescal bean for its psychedelic effects. vs mesc →
- mescal 74% match — A Mexican alcoholic drink distilled from the fermented juice of the agave. vs mesc →
- mescaline 71% match — A hallucinogenic and intoxicating compound present in the peyote cactus (Lophophora williamsii), the San Pedro cactus (Echinopsis pachanoi), and the Peruvian torch (Echinopsis peruviana). vs mesc →
- mcat 65% match — the drug mephedrone. vs mesc →
- metaescaline 64% match — A lesser-known psychedelic drug, 3,4-dimethoxy-5-ethoxyphenethylamine; It is an analog of mescaline. Little data exists about the pharmacological properties. vs mesc →
- scante 62% match — The drug methamphetamine hydrochloride, crystal meth. vs mesc →
- meth 61% match — Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. vs mesc →
- mephedrine 61% match — A chemical synonym for 4-methylmethamphetamine, a stimulant drug. vs mesc →