phencyclidine

English

Chemical structure of phencyclidine

Etymology

Contraction of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn/

Noun

phencyclidine (countable and uncountable, plural phencyclidines)

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

Synonyms

(illegal hallucinogen (slang)): PCP, angel dust, peace pill, crystal, fairy dust, hog, horse tranquilizer, sherm, tic, zoot, ill, wack, whack

Translations

veterinary anesthetic, used illegally in humans as a hallucinogen

Finnish: fensyklidiini (fi)
German: Phencyclidin n
Hungarian: fenciklidin (hu)
Russian: фенциклиди́н (ru) m (fenciklidín)

References

“phencyclidine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“phencyclidine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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