pharmaceutical
[ fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuhl ]
/ ˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl /
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, adverbWords nearby pharmaceutical
Pharisaism, Pharisee, Pharisees, pharm., pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmaceutics, pharmacist, pharmaco-, pharmacodiagnosis, pharmacodynamics
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmaceutical
pharmaceutical
less commonly pharmaceutic
/ (ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl) /
adjective
of or relating to drugs or pharmacy
Derived forms of pharmaceutical
pharmaceutically, adverbWord 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.
n.
A pharmaceutical product or preparation.
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