What does "phencyclidine" mean?

A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.

What is a synonym for "phencyclidine"?

Common synonyms include: angel dust, pcp, crystal, fairy dust, hog, horse tranquilizer.

Pronounced //fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn//.

//fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn// noun

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Noun

1
A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust. countable, uncountable
2
a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or ‘dust’) for its effects as a hallucinogen wordnet

Contraction of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine.

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