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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Other companies are also looking skywards - to make everything from pharmaceuticals to artificial tissues.
From BBC
To improve the efficiency of converting bioethanol into acetaldehyde -- a valuable chemical used in plastics and pharmaceuticals, the researchers focused on perovskite-based catalyst supports.
From Science Daily
Other companies being scrutinized come from industries ranging from automotive and pharmaceuticals to defense and utilities, the people familiar with the investigations said, and some have met in person with Justice Department officials.
The concept for Lifordi’s drug originated at another company, ImmuNext, which spun out from Dartmouth College to develop immunological drugs and license them out to pharmaceutical companies.
It was one of the largest Medicaid-fraud settlements at the time, and the case led to calls for new marketing standards for pharmaceuticals.
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