pharmaceutical

[ fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuhl ]

/ ˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl /

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adjective

pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.

noun

a pharmaceutical preparation or product.

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Sometimes phar·ma·ceu·tic .

Origin of pharmaceutical

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

OTHER WORDS FROM pharmaceutical

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

Words nearby pharmaceutical

Pharisaism, Pharisee, Pharisees, pharm., pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutics, pharmacist, pharmaco-, pharmacodiagnosis, pharmacodynamics

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How to use pharmaceutical in a sentence

Just in the last month, the pharmaceutical company says they’ve doubled their output.
The CDC says COVID-19 is no match for two masks|Sara Chodosh|February 11, 2021|Popular-Science
Cooperative manufacturing isn’t unheard of in the pharmaceutical world, but it’s not common.
Covid-19 is spurring unprecedented collaboration among vaccine manufacturers|Katherine Ellen Foley|January 29, 2021|Quartz
Researchers and pharmaceutical companies are already working on ways to thwart these new variants, but the two main mRNA vaccines seem to still work.
There’s a new COVID-19 vaccine in the running—but variants could pose a problem|Sara Chodosh|January 28, 2021|Popular-Science
So it’s really a remarkable incentive for the pharmaceutical industry to get on board.
How to Fix the Incentives in Cancer Research (Ep. 449)|Stephen J. Dubner|January 28, 2021|Freakonomics

In short, the pharmaceutical companies are testing new variants against their vaccines and spinning up new trials.
What you need to know about the coronavirus variants|Marisa Iati, Angela Fritz|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
The 289-page satire follows Morris Feldstein, a pharmaceutical salesman who gets seduced by a lonely receptionist.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Whitaker shows how some pharmaceutical companies have cooked the books to make the drugs seem more effective than they are.
Mother’s Little Anti-Psychotic Is Worth $6.9 Billion A Year|Jay Michaelson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
PG has been used in more than 4,000 food, beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic products for more than 50 years.
Europeans Recall Fireball Whiskey Over a Sweetener Also Used in Antifreeze|Tim Mak|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The patients and their estates agree not to bring legal action against caregivers, pharmaceutical companies, and insurers.
The Upside of Ebola (Yes, There May Actually Be One)|Nick Gillespie|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is it art, could it harm her, and does it successfully target—as she intends—the pharmaceutical industry?
Brooklynite Goes Off Her Meds—for Art|Lizzie Crocker|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Druggists Circular is to be congratulated on exposing this latest pharmaceutical freak.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
In the pharmaceutical department of the exhibit a widely—and fraudulently—advertised patent medicine received a silver medal!
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
Exploiters of fraudulent and dangerous pharmaceutical products have no love for The Journal.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various
For instance the three departments of medicine are the rhetorical, the dietetic, and the surgical and pharmaceutical.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2)|Polybius
Not that the course pursued by Parke, Davis & Co. is by any means an exceptional one in the pharmaceutical world.
The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical

less commonly pharmaceutic

/ (ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl) /

adjective

of or relating to drugs or pharmacy

Derived forms of pharmaceutical

pharmaceutically, adverb

Word Origin for pharmaceutical

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

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Medical definitions for pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical

[ fär′mə-sōō′tĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

A pharmaceutical product or preparation.

pharmaceutical

Origin of pharmaceutical

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British Dictionary definitions for pharmaceutical

less commonly pharmaceutic

Derived forms of pharmaceutical

Word Origin for pharmaceutical

Medical definitions for pharmaceutical