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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.

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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

phenarsazine chloride, phenate, phenazine, phenazopyridine, phenazopyridine hydrochloride, 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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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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