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phencyclidine

/fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn/

phencyclidine noun: a synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.

phencyclidine: a synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic...
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Noun

phencyclidine (countable and uncountable, plural phencyclidines)

  1. A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.

Synonyms of phencyclidine

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All synonyms of phencyclidine

Forms of phencyclidine

pluralphencyclidines

Origin of phencyclidine

Contraction of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine.

Questions about phencyclidine

What does phencyclidine mean?
Phencyclidine means a synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.
What part of speech is phencyclidine?
Phencyclidine is a noun.
How do you pronounce phencyclidine?
Phencyclidine is pronounced /fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn/.
What is the plural of phencyclidine?
The plural of phencyclidine is phencyclidines.

Words near phencyclidine in the dictionary

  1. phenazoline
  2. phenazon
  3. phenazone
  4. phenazones
  5. phenazopyridine
  6. phencyclidine
  7. phencyclidines
  8. phendimetrazine
  9. phene
  10. phenelzine
  11. pheneme

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