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PCP
noun PCPs
- Initialism of personal contract purchase
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Abbreviation of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine, an alternative name for phencyclidine.
1-(1-phenylcyclohexyl)piperidine, often shortened to phencyclidine or PCP. Piperidine's use as a precursor in making PCP accounts for the fact that it is a controlled substance.
Similar: angel dust, crystal, fairy dust, ill, hog, horse tranquilizer, KJ, love boat, magic mist, PCP, peace pill, phencyclidine
- Abbreviation of pentachlorophenol
- Initialism of peptidyl carrier protein
- Initialism of probabilistically checkable proof
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Initialism of primary care physician
Near-synonyms: GP, family doctor (broadly synonymous)
Similar: GP, family doctor[Appendix:Glossary
- Initialism of primary care practitioner (who may be a physician, a physician assistant, or a nurse practitioner).
- Abbreviation of pneumocystis pneumonia The lab had reported on Jane's disease, and the doctors were confident that they could treat it. She had PCP, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, which strikes patients with depressed immune systems—notably victims of ALL or AIDS.
- Initialism of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia
- Initialism of personal construct psychology Holonym: psychology
proper noun
- Initialism of Portuguese Communist Party
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title = {PCP},
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year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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