PCP

See also: pcp

English

Noun

PCP (countable and uncountable, plural PCPs)

2. (chemistry) Abbreviation of phenylcyclohexylpiperidine, an alternative name for phencyclidine.

   Synonyms: angel dust; see also Thesaurus:phencyclidine

   Hypernyms: compound, substance, drug

   Coordinate terms: LSD, crank, meth

4. (organic chemistry) Abbreviation of pentachlorophenol.

   Hypernyms: compound, substance, fungicide, preservative

6. (biochemistry) Initialism of peptidyl carrier protein.

   Hypernym: protein

8. (mathematics) Initialism of probabilistically checkable proof.

   Hypernym: proof

10. (healthcare) Initialism of primary care physician.

    Hypernyms: physician, doctor < HCP, HCW < practitioner < person; see also Thesaurus:physician

    Near-synonyms: GP, family doctor (broadly synonymous)

12. (healthcare) Initialism of primary care practitioner (who may be a physician, a physician assistant, or a nurse practitioner).

    Hypernyms: HCP, HCW < practitioner < person

    Hyponym: PCP

14. (medicine) Abbreviation of pneumocystis pneumonia.

    Hypernyms: pneumonia < disease < condition

    • 2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 76:

      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.

16. (psychology) Initialism of personal construct psychology.

    Hypernyms: theory, practice

    Holonym: psychology

Proper noun

PCP

2. Initialism of Portuguese Communist Party.

Anagrams

• CPP, PPC, cpp