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angel dust

angel dust noun: phencyclidine, a type of dissociative anesthetic.

Noun

angel dust (uncountable)

  1. (slang) Phencyclidine, a type of dissociative anesthetic.
  2. (Ireland, slang) Clenbuterol, a banned drug formerly used in animal feedlots.

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Origin of angel dust

First attested in c. 1969 in Rolling Stone magazine.

Words formed from angel dust

Questions about angel dust

What does angel dust mean?
Angel dust means phencyclidine, a type of dissociative anesthetic.
What part of speech is angel dust?
Angel dust is a noun.

Words near angel dust in the dictionary

  1. Angel City
  2. angel date
  3. angel dates
  4. angel day
  5. angel days
  6. angel dust
  7. angel dusting
  8. angel eye
  9. angel eyes
  10. Angel Falls
  11. angel fangs

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