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.
Also called angel dust, PCP

Origin of phencyclidine

First recorded in 1955–60; phen- + cycl(ic) + -id3 + -ine2

Words nearby phencyclidine

phenanthrenequinone, phenarsazine chloride, phenate, phenazine, phenazopyridine, phencyclidine, phene, phenelzine, phenethyl alcohol, phenetic, phenetics

British Dictionary definitions for phencyclidine

phencyclidine
/ (fɛnˈsɪklɪˌdiːn) /

noun

See PCP

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.