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pharmaceutics

American  
[fahr-muh-soo-tiks] / ˌfɑr məˈsu tɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. pharmacy.


pharmaceutics British  
/ ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪks /

noun

  1. (functioning as singular) another term for pharmacy

  2. (functioning as plural) pharmaceutical remedies

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pharmaceutics

1535–45; < Late Latin pharmaceuticus < Greek pharmakeutikós, equivalent to pharmakeut ( ḗs ) druggist, originally poisoner (derivative of phármakon; see pharmaco-) + -ikos -ic; see -ics

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These advances could potentially be used to develop better pharmaceutics and medical treatments.

From Science Daily Mar. 25, 2024

The realization of such a computer holds great potential for diverse industry fields such as logistics, finance, and pharmaceutics.

From Science Daily Mar. 20, 2024

The center’s officer for emerging and disruptive technologies, Edward You, noted the investment of Chinese companies in U.S. and European biotechnology and pharmaceutics.

From Seattle Times Oct. 22, 2021

“The earlier, the better,” Sam Lai, PhD, a professor of pharmacoengineering and molecular pharmaceutics at the University of North Carolina who also runs a start-up working on inhaled monoclonal antibodies, told me.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2021

They are licensed to practice medicine, dentistry and pharmaceutics.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted

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