phencyclidine

American

[fen-sahy-kli-deen, -sik-li-] / fɛnˈsaɪ klɪˌdin, -ˈsɪk lɪ- /

noun

Pharmacology.

an anesthetic drug, C 1 7 H 2 5 N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used in several forms as an illicit hallucinogen.

phencyclidine British

/ fɛnˈsɪklɪˌdiːn /

noun

See PCP

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Etymology

Origin of phencyclidine

First recorded in 1955–60; phen(o)- + cycl(ic) + -id ³ + -ine ²

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