biopharmaceutics
[bī′ō-fär′mə-sōō′tĭks]
n.
The study of the physical and chemical properties of drugs and their proper dosage as related to the onset, duration, and intensity of drug action.
Nearby words
- bionomist,
- bionomy,
- bioorganic,
- biopesticide,
- biopharmaceutical,
- biophilia,
- biophysicist,
- biophysics,
- biopic,
- biopiracy
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