phencyclidine hydrochloride
- noun
- /fɛnˈsaɪklɪˌdiːn haɪˈdrɒklɔːraɪd/
- NSFW
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hidrocloruro de fenciclidina
- Veterinarians sometimes use phencyclidine hydrochloride for animal anesthesia.
Examples
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The substance seized by the police was confirmed to be phencyclidine hydrochloride.
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The substance known as phencyclidine hydrochloride has been misused for its hallucinogenic effects.
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Illicit use of phencyclidine hydrochloride is associated with serious health risks.
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Some patients experienced adverse reactions to phencyclidine hydrochloride during veterinary procedures.
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The effects of phencyclidine hydrochloride can be unpredictable.
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Veterinarians sometimes use phencyclidine hydrochloride as an anesthetic for large animals.
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Illicit use of phencyclidine hydrochloride can lead to severe psychological disturbances.
Synonyms
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9.9
A strong illegal drug that makes people see things and act violently
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9.9
An illegal drug that makes you see or hear things that are not real
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9.9
A strong illegal drug that makes people have dangerous hallucinations and was used to put animals to sleep
Surface Forms
Morphology
The term is compositionally transparent: it denotes the hydrochloride (salt) form of phencyclidine, so knowing 'phencyclidine' (the drug) and 'hydrochloride' (a salt form) lets a learner infer it is the drug in its hydrochloride form used medically/illicitly. Chemical naming with 'hydrochloride' follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, making the meaning predictable from the constituents.
Etymology
Phencyclidine hydrochloride is the long lab name for the drug better known as PCP; phencyclidine is the man-made drug and hydrochloride is a common label meaning the drug has been turned into a salt for medical use. So the name tells you it is a man-made 'anesthetic' used in veterinary work and, when taken illegally, a 'hallucinogen'.