Audio English.net » Dictionary » P » Phenazopyridine ... Philibert Delorme

PHENCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE

Dictionary entry overview: What does phencyclidine hydrochloride mean?

• PHENCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE (noun)
The noun PHENCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE has 1 sense:

1. a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or 'dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen

Familiarity information: PHENCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PHENCYCLIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE (noun)

Sense 1

phencyclidine hydrochloride ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or 'dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

angel dust; PCP; phencyclidine; phencyclidine hydrochloride

Hypernyms ("phencyclidine hydrochloride" is a kind of...):

hallucinogen; hallucinogenic drug; psychedelic drug; psychodelic drug (a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"It takes two to lie, one to lie and one to listen." (English proverb)

"Words coming from far away are always half true, half false." (Bhutanese proverb)

"The most praised form of fluency is silence when talk isn't wise." (Arabic proverb)

"By firelight, an old rag looks like sturdy hemp fabric." (Corsican proverb)

Page delivered in 0.0266 seconds