phencyclidine
- A substance of abuse, used for its hallucinogenic properties, which can produce profound psychologic and behavioral disturbances; the hydrochloride has analgesic and anesthetic properties.
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phen·cy·cli·dine (')fen-'sik-lə-.dēn, -'sī-klə-, -dən n a piperidine derivative used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride C17H25N·HCl esp. as a veterinary anesthetic and sometimes illicitly as a psychedelic drug to induce vivid mental imagery called also angel dust, PCP
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Phencyclidine — Systematic (IUPAC) name … Wikipedia
Phencyclidine — Structure de la phencyclidine Général Nom IUPAC 1 (1 phenylcyclohexyl) pipéridine … Wikipédia en Français
phencyclidine — ● phencyclidine nom féminin Anesthésique et stupéfiant doté de propriétés hallucinogènes, d une grande toxicité. (Nom usuel : poudre d ange.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
phencyclidine — [fen sik′lə din, fensī′klədin; fen sik′lə dēn, fen sī′klədēn΄] n. see PCP1 … English World dictionary
Phéncyclidine — « Angel dust » redirige ici. Pour l album de Faith No More, voir Angel Dust. Phéncyclidine … Wikipédia en Français
phencyclidine — noun a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or dust ) for its effects as a hallucinogen • Syn: ↑phencyclidine hydrochloride, ↑PCP, ↑angel dust • Hypernyms: ↑hallucinogen, ↑hallucinogenic… … Useful english dictionary
phencyclidine — noun Etymology: phen + cycl + idine Date: 1959 a piperidine derivative C17H25N used chiefly in the form of its hydrochloride especially as a veterinary anesthetic and sometimes illicitly as a psychedelic drug called also angel dust, PCP … New Collegiate Dictionary
phencyclidine — (= 1 (1 phenylcyclohexyl) piperidine; Angel dust; PCP) Anaesthetic and drug of a kind that can produce marked behavioural effects. Interacts with the NMDA receptor … Dictionary of molecular biology
phencyclidine — /fen suy kli deen , sik li /, n. Pharm. an anesthetic drug, C17H25N, used as an animal tranquilizer: also widely used in several forms as an illicit hallucinogen. Also called angel dust, PCP [1955 60; PHEN + CYCL(IC) + ID3 + INE2] * * * … Universalium
phencyclidine — noun A veterinary anesthetic, used illegally in humans as a hallucinogen Syn: PCP, angel dust, peace pill, crystal, hog, horse tranquilizer, tic, zoot, ill … Wiktionary
