pharmaceutical
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
- nonpharmaceutic adjective
- nonpharmaceutical adjective
- nonpharmaceutically adverb
- pharmaceutically adverb
Etymology
Origin of pharmaceutical
First recorded in 1640–50; pharmaceutic(s) + -al 1
Example Sentences
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Germany ships cars, machinery and industrial products via the strait, while France mainly sells cereals and agricultural products, cosmetics, luxury goods and pharmaceuticals.
From Barron's
On Friday the European Union’s pharmaceutical regulator recommended approval of Moderna’s combination flu and Covid shot, which has been waylaid by the U.S.
They are not illegal to buy or own, but they are not approved for human use, so are not subject to the quality controls that govern pharmaceutical manufacturing.
From BBC
The reductions escalate a price war with rival Eli Lilly in one of the fastest-growing, most hotly contested categories in pharmaceuticals.
The new iron photocatalyst makes it possible to construct complex molecules, including pharmaceutical precursors, using abundant iron and blue LEDs instead of rare metals.
From Science Daily
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