pharmaceutical

[ fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuhl ]
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adjective
  1. pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.

noun
  1. a pharmaceutical preparation or product.

Origin of pharmaceutical

1
First recorded in 1640–50; pharmaceutic(s) + -al1
  • Sometimes phar·ma·ceu·tic .

Other words from pharmaceutical

  • phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·phar·ma·ceu·tic, adjective
  • non·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal, adjective
  • non·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use pharmaceutical in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for pharmaceutical

pharmaceutical

less commonly pharmaceutic

/ (ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to drugs or pharmacy

Origin of pharmaceutical

1
C17: from Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeus purveyor of drugs; see pharmacy

Derived forms of pharmaceutical

  • pharmaceutically, adverb

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