Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phencyclidine

/fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: phen-cy-cli-dine
IPA: /fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn/

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Contraction of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phencyclidines (plural)

Synonyms

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

Questions

How do you pronounce phencyclidine?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɛnˈsaɪ.klɪ.diːn/.
What does phencyclidine mean?: A synthetic compound derived from piperidine, used as a veterinary anesthetic and in hallucinogenic drugs such as angel dust.
Where does phencyclidine come from?: Contraction of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine.

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