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phencyclidine (iou)



phencyclidine noun. M20.
[from PHEN- + CYCLO- + PIPER)IDINE.]
Pharmacology & Veterinary Medicine. A powerful analgesic and anaesthetic derived from piperidine whose use is now chiefly restricted to veterinary medicine on account of its hallucinogenic effects. Also called PCP. Cf. angel dust s.v. ANGEL noun.
? A proprietary name for this drug is SERNYL.