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tenocyclidine

tenocyclidine noun: a dissociative anaesthetic drug with stimulant and hallucinogenic effects, similar to phencyclidine but more potent.

Noun

tenocyclidine (uncountable)

  1. A dissociative anaesthetic drug with stimulant and hallucinogenic effects, similar to phencyclidine but more potent.

Origin of tenocyclidine

From th(i)en(yl) + -o- + cycl(ohexyl) + -clidine (“muscarinic receptor agonist/antagonist”).

Questions about tenocyclidine

What does tenocyclidine mean?
Tenocyclidine means a dissociative anaesthetic drug with stimulant and hallucinogenic effects, similar to phencyclidine but more potent.
What part of speech is tenocyclidine?
Tenocyclidine is a noun.

Words near tenocyclidine in the dictionary

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  6. tenocyclidine
  7. tenocyte
  8. tenocytes
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