phencyclidine
[ fen-sahy-kli-deen, -sik-li- ]
/ fɛnˈsaɪ klɪˌdin, -ˈsɪk lɪ- /
noun Pharmacology.
an anesthetic drug, C17H25N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used in several forms as an illicit hallucinogen.
Words nearby phencyclidine
phenanthrenequinone, phenarsazine chloride, phenate, phenazine, phenazopyridine, phencyclidine, phene, phenelzine, phenethyl alcohol, phenetic, phenetics
Also called angel dust, PCP
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Medical definitions for phencyclidine
phencyclidine
[ fĕn-sī′klĭ-dēn′, -dĭn, -sĭk′lĭ- ]
n.
A drug used as an anesthetic in veterinary medicine and illegally as a hallucinogen.
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