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PCP

1 American  
[pee-see-pee] / ˈpiˈsiˈpi /

noun

Slang.

  1. phencyclidine.

PCP 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. pneumocystis pneumonia.

  2. primary-care physician.

PCP British  

abbreviation

  1. Also called: angel dust.  informal p henyl c yclohexyl p iperidine (phencyclidine); a depressant drug used illegally as a hallucinogen

  2. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia See pneumocystis

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Etymology

Origin of PCP

Perhaps p(hen)c(yclidine) + (peace) p(ill) , an earlier designation

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