Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pcp

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables: pcp
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of personal contract purchase.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine, an alternative name for phencyclidine.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of pentachlorophenol.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of peptidyl carrier protein.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of probabilistically checkable proof.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of primary care physician.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of primary care practitioner (who may be a physician, a physician assistant, or a nurse practitioner).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of pneumocystis pneumonia.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonyms: GP, family doctor (broadly synonymous)"
"The lab had reported on Jane's disease, and the doctors were confident that they could treat it. She had PCP, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, which strikes patients with depressed immune systems—notably victims of ALL or AIDS."
"Holonym: psychology"

Usage

Inflected Forms

PCPs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

angel dust crystal fairy dust ill hog horse tranquilizer KJ love boat magic mist PCP peace pill phencyclidine

Questions

What does pcp mean?: Initialism of personal contract purchase.

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