Entactogen
/ɛnˈtæktəd͡ʒn̩/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An empathogen.
Etymology
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”).