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Where does “phencyclidine” come from?

phencyclidine (English) comes from English phenylcyclohexylpiperidine — The drug phencyclidine.

phencyclidine (English): A synthetic compound derived from piperidine,...

Definitions

  1. A synthetic compound derived from piperidine,...

Ancestry of “phencyclidine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphenylcyclohexylpiperidineThe drug phencyclidine
Every word from English phenylcyclohexylpiperidine →