PHENCYCLIDINE

Meaning of PHENCYCLIDINE in English

[ fɛn'sʌɪklɪdi:n ]

■ noun a synthetic compound used as a veterinary anaesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.

Origin

1950s: from pheno- + cyclo- + a shortened form of piperidine .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PHENCYCLIDINE — noun Etymology: phen- + cycl- + -idine Date: 1959 a piperidine derivative C 17 H 25 N used chiefly in …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PHENCYCLIDINE — (ˈ)fenˈsiklə̇ˌdēn, -ˈsīk-, -_də̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: phen- + cycl- + -idin : a piperidine derivative C 17 H …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHENCYCLIDINE — /fen suy"kli deen', -sik"li-/ , n. Pharm. an anesthetic drug, C 17 H 25 N, used as an animal tranquilizer: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PHENCYCLIDINE — n. anesthetic and hallucinative drug, PCP (known as "angel dust")
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PHENCYCLIDINE — noun Etymology: phen- + cycl- + -idine Date: 1959 : a piperidine derivative C 17 H 25 N used chiefly …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHENCYCLIDINE — [phen.cy.cli.dine] n [phen- + cycl- + -idine] (1959): a piperidine derivative used esp. as a veterinary anesthetic and sometimes illicitly …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PHENCYCLIDINE — ➡ drugs
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
PHENCYCLIDINE — (Drugs) see PCP°
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
PHENCYCLIDINE — Фенциклидин
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PHENCYCLIDINE — n. Pronunciation: ( ˌ )fen- ' si-kl ə - ˌ d ē n, - ' s ī -, -d ə …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PCP — I. noun Etymology: phenyl + cycl- + piperidine Date: circa 1970 phencyclidine , II. abbreviation Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, primary care …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ANGEL DUST — noun Date: 1973 phencyclidine
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
PCP — I. ¦pē(ˌ)sēˈpē noun ( -s ) 1. [probably from p henyl c yclohexyl p iperidine ] : phencyclidine herein 2. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANGEL DUST — noun : phencyclidine herein
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STREET NAME — Stock Exchange. 1. a broker who holds securities registered in his or her name instead of in the name of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PCP — 1. Slang. phencyclidine. [perh. p ( hen ) c ( yclidine ) + ( peace ) p ( ill ), …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANGEL DUST — Slang. phencyclidine. [ 1965-70 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ANGEL DUST — n. slang term for phencyclidine, PCP
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PCP — I. ˌpē-(ˌ)sē-ˈpē noun Etymology: p henyl + c ycl- + p iperidine Date: circa 1970 : phencyclidine II. abbreviation 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ANGEL DUST — Date: 1973 : phencyclidine
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PHEN- — ■ combining form variant spelling of pheno- shortened before a vowel (as in phencyclidine ).
Concise Oxford English vocab
ANGEL DUST — ■ noun informal 1》 the hallucinogenic drug phencyclidine hydrochloride. 2》 another term for clenbuterol .
Concise Oxford English vocab
PCP — ■ abbreviation 1》 pentachlorophenol. 2》 phencyclidine hydrochloride (the drug angel dust). 3》 Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
Concise Oxford English vocab
ANGEL DUST — [angel dust] n (1973): phencyclidine
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HALLUCINOGEN — substance that produces psychological effects that are normally associated only with dreams, schizophrenia, or religious exaltation. It produces changes in …
Britannica English vocabulary
PCP — abbreviation of Phencyclidine, byname Angel Dust, hallucinogenic drug with anesthetic properties, having the chemical name 1(1phencyclohexyl) piperidine. PCP was first …
Britannica English vocabulary
ANGEL DUST — {n.}, {slang} Phencyclidine, an addictive hallucinatory narcotic drug extremely dangerous to the users' health, also called PCP. * /Mike has …
Slang English vocab
DRUGS — The problem of drug abuse , the use of drugs for pleasure, is common in Britain and the US, especially …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
ANGEL DUST — {n.}, {slang} Phencyclidine, an addictive hallucinatory narcotic drug extremely dangerous to the users' health, also called PCP. * /Mike has …
Словарь английских идиом
ANGEL DUST — n. , slang Phencyclidine, an addictive hallucinatory narcotic drug extremely dangerous to the users' health, also called PCP. Mike has …
American Idioms English vocabulary
PCP — Phencyclidine (aka Angel Dust; CAS Number 60124-79-0) Pork Chop Platoon (military) Primary Care Physician For more possible definitions for PCP …
Most Common Acronyms and Abbreviations English vocabulary
PCP° ABBREVIATION (DRUGS) — In the slang of drug users, the drug phencyclidine hydrochloride, taken illegally for its hallucinogenic effects. Etymology: The initials are …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова

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