ANGEL DUST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does angel dust mean? 

• ANGEL DUST (noun)
  The noun ANGEL DUST has 1 sense:

1. a drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or 'dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen

  Familiarity information: ANGEL DUST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANGEL DUST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A drug used as an anesthetic by veterinarians; illicitly taken (originally in the form of powder or 'dust') for its effects as a hallucinogen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

angel dust; PCP; phencyclidine; phencyclidine hydrochloride

Hypernyms ("angel dust" is a kind of...):

hallucinogen; hallucinogenic drug; psychedelic drug; psychodelic drug (a psychoactive drug that induces hallucinations or altered sensory experiences)

 Context examples 

Phencyclidine, a substance of abuse also know as 'angel dust', can cause physical and psychological distresses, such as coma, seizures, convulsions, respiratory depression, and cardiac problems.

(Phencyclidine, NCI Thesaurus)