phencyclidine
English edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
phencyclidine (countable and uncountable, plural phencyclidines)
- (pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:phencyclidine
Translations edit
veterinary anesthetic, used illegally in humans as a hallucinogen
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References edit
- “phencyclidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “phencyclidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.