phencyclidine hydrochloride

phencyclidine hydrochloride
phen·cy·cli·dine hy·dro·chlo·ride (fen-siґklĭ-dēn) a potent veterinary analgesic and anesthetic, sometimes used as a drug of abuse by humans but capable of causing serious psychological disturbances. Abbreviated PCP.

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