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phencyclidine

phen·cyc·li·dine

UK/fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn/ uncommon

noun

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

Origin

Contraction of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine.

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