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PHENCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phencyclidine hydrochloride mean?
• PHENCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE (noun)
The noun PHENCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE 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 HYDROCHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PHENCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE (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 hydrochloride" is a kind of...):
hallucinogen; hallucinogenic drug; psychedelic drug; psychodelic drug (a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences)
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