pharmaceutical

[ fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuh l ]

/ ˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl /

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adjective

pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.

noun

a pharmaceutical preparation or product.

Nearby words

pharm., pharm.b., pharm.d., pharm.m., pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutics, pharmacist, pharmaco-, pharmacodiagnosis, pharmacodynamics

Sometimes phar·ma·ceu·tic.

Origin of pharmaceutical

First recorded in 1640–50; pharmaceutic(s) + -al¹

Related formsphar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·phar·ma·ceu·tic, adjectivenon·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal, adjectivenon·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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The patients and their estates agree not to bring legal action against caregivers, pharmaceutical companies, and insurers.
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The object—and duty—of the officers of pharmaceutical houses is primarily to pay dividends to their stockholders.
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It is the only kind of water that should be employed in chemical and pharmaceutical operations.
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The oil is calculated to serve as an efficient and very cheap substitute for olive oil, for pharmaceutical purposes.
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The chemist, more particularly the pharmaceutical chemist, may inquire how he is to conduct his processes without alcohol.
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These products are discreditable to the medical and pharmaceutical profession alike and their use is against the public good.
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical

less commonly pharmaceutic

/ (ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to drugs or pharmacy

Derived Formspharmaceutically, adverb

Word Origin for pharmaceutical

C17: from Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeus purveyor of drugs; see pharmacy

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Word Origin and History for pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical

adj.

1640s (pharmaceutic in the same sense is from 1540s), from Late Latin pharmaceuticus "of drugs," from Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeus "preparer of drugs, poisoner" (see pharmacy). Related: Pharmaceuticals; pharmaceutically.

Medicine definitions for pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical

[ fär′mə-sōō′tĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

n.

A pharmaceutical product or preparation.

pharmaceutical

adjective

noun

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pharmaceutical

less commonly pharmaceutic

adjective

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pharmaceutical

Medicine definitions for pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical

adj.

n.