empathogen

noun

empathogen

noun

/ɛmˈpæθəd͡ʒn̩/

Etymology From empathy + -o- + -gen, coined by American psychologist Ralph Metzner in 1983.

1

A chemical agent that induces feelings of empathy.

Derived terms
empathogenic

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