phencyclidine
/fɛnˈsʌɪklɪdiːn
/(abbreviation PCP)
noun [mass noun]
A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anaesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.Ketamine was derived from phencyclidine in the 1960s for use as a dissociative anesthetic....
- Hallucinogens, such as phencyclidine (PCP or angel dust) produce schizophrenic-like symptoms in healthy people.
- Random drug testing was conducted on urine specimens to detect the use of amphetamines, opiates, cocaine, marijuana, and phencyclidine.
Origin
1950s: from pheno- + cyclo- + a shortened form of piperidine.