pharmaceutical
English
Etymology
From pharmaceutic + -al, from Latin pharmaceuticus (“of drugs”), from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός (pharmakeutikós, “drug maker”).
Pronunciation
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Adjective
pharmaceutical (not comparable)
- (medicine) Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.
Derived terms
- biopharmaceutical
- ethnopharmaceutical
- immunopharmaceutical
- metallopharmaceutical
- nanopharmaceutical
- neuropharmaceutical
- nonpharmaceutical
- parapharmaceutical
- pharmaceutical chemistry
- pharmaceutical grade
- pharmaceutical industry
- pharmaceuticalization
- pharmaceuticalize
- pharmaceutically
- pharmaceutical sciences
- phytopharmaceutical
- polypharmaceutical
- pseudopharmaceutical
- psychopharmaceutical
- radiopharmaceutical
Translations
of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
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Noun
pharmaceutical (plural pharmaceuticals)
- (medicine) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:pharmaceutical