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phencyclidine

(fen sik′lə din, -sī′klə-; -dēn′)

noun

See phencyclidine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A drug, C₁₇H₂₅N, used in veterinary medicine as an anesthetic and illegally as a hallucinogen; PCP.

Origin:

Origin: phen(o)-

Origin: + cycl(o)-

Origin: + -id(e)

Origin: + -ine²

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