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Why did they called phencyclidine pcp?

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∙ 17y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Phencyclidine is an shortening of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine. The longer name is where the term PCP is derived from.

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Why is phencyclidine called PCP?

The letters PCP come from the full name of the chemical, phenylcyclohexylpiperidine.


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What are some nicknames for phencyclidine?

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