phencyclidine

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phen·cy·cli·dine

(fĕn-sī′klĭ-dēn′, -dĭn, -sĭk′lĭ-)

A drug, C₁₇H₂₅N, used in veterinary medicine as an anesthetic and illegally as a hallucinogen; PCP.

[phen(o)- + cycl(o)- + -id(e) + -ine.]

phencyclidine

(fɛnˈsɪklɪˌdiːn)

(Pharmacology) See PCP

phen•cy•cli•dine

(fɛnˈsaɪ klɪˌdin, -ˈsɪk lɪ-)

n.

an anesthetic drug, C₁₇H₂₅N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used as an illicit hallucinogen. Also called PCP.

[1955–60; phen- + cycl (ic) + -idine]

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phencyclidine - a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or `dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen

angel dust, phencyclidine hydrochloride, PCP

hallucinogen, hallucinogenic drug, psychedelic drug, psychodelic drug - a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences

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phencyclidine

n → Phencyclidin nt

phencyclidine (PCP)

n fenciclidina

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