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phencyclidine

[ fen-sahy-kli-deen, -sik-li- ]
/ fɛnˈsaɪ klɪˌdin, -ˈsɪk lɪ- /
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noun Pharmacology.
an anesthetic drug, C17H25N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used in several forms as an illicit hallucinogen.
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Also called, Slang, angel dust, PCP .

Origin of phencyclidine

First recorded in 1955–60; phen(o)- + cycl(ic) + -id3 + -ine2

Words nearby phencyclidine

phenanthrene, phenanthrenequinone, phenarsazine chloride, phenazine, phenazopyridine, phencyclidine, phene, phenelzine, phenethyl alcohol, phenetic, phenetics
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British Dictionary definitions for phencyclidine

phencyclidine
/ (fɛnˈsɪklɪˌdiːn) /
noun
See PCP
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