PHENCYCLIDINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does phencyclidine mean? 

• PHENCYCLIDINE (noun)
  The noun PHENCYCLIDINE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PHENCYCLIDINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHENCYCLIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

angel dust; PCP; phencyclidine; phencyclidine hydrochloride

Hypernyms ("phencyclidine" is a kind of...):

hallucinogen; hallucinogenic drug; psychedelic drug; psychodelic drug (a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences)

 Context examples 

A measurement of the phencyclidine present in a biological specimen.

(Phencyclidine Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The determination of the amount of phencyclidine present in a sample.

(Phencyclidine Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

Phencyclidine is similar to KETAMINE in structure and in many of its effects.

(Phencyclidine, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Phencyclidine, a substance of abuse also know as 'angel dust', can cause physical and psychological distresses, such as coma, seizures, convulsions, respiratory depression, and cardiac problems.

(Phencyclidine, NCI Thesaurus)