pharmacological

[ fahr-muh-kuh-loj-i-kuhl ]

/ ˌfɑr mə kəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl /

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using, involving, or having to do with a drug or drugs:Talk therapy sessions can be combined with pharmacological treatment.The botanical extracts were subjected to phytochemical study as well as pharmacological screening.

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Also phar·ma·co·log·ic [fahr-muh-kuh-loj-ik] /ˌfɑr mə kəˈlɒdʒ ɪk/ .

Origin of pharmacological

pharmacolog(y) + -ical

OTHER WORDS FROM pharmacological

phar·ma·co·log·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby pharmacological

pharmacogenomics, pharmacognosy, pharmacokinetics, pharmacol., pharmacolite, pharmacological, pharmacology, pharmacopoeia, pharmacotherapy, pharmacy, Pharm.B.

How to use pharmacological in a sentence

At the time, researchers had been using GANs to do things like design new objects or create one-of-a-kind, fake human faces, but Zhavoronkov wanted to apply them to pharmacology.
How AI Will Make Drug Discovery Low-Cost, Ultra-Fast, and Personalized|Peter H. Diamandis, MD|July 23, 2020|Singularity Hub
And when the third factor of pharmacological chemistry is introduced, it becomes totally unpredictable.
This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs|Daniel Genis|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And yet there's something missing from pharmacological lit that you might not even notice at first.
The Best Stoner Novels|Sam Munson|April 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST
For other pharmacological characters and the therapeutic employments of coca see Cocaine.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

It is hoped that the writer may be able to undertake a more thorough pharmacological study of this element.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease|Albert Cornelius Crawford
The production of chronic symptoms in rabbits is a crucial test of the pharmacological activity of these plants.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease|Albert Cornelius Crawford
It was for a "pharmacological-chemical coffee-making device by infusion."
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
Lobelia has certain pharmacological resemblances to tobacco.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various