PHARMACEUTIC

pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic

(adjective) of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; “the pharmaceutical industry”

pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic

(noun) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

pharmaceutic (comparative more pharmaceutic, superlative most pharmaceutic)

pharmaceutical

Source: Wiktionary

Phar`ma*ceu"tic, Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al, a. Etym: [L. pharmaceuticus, Gr. pharmaceutique. See Pharmacy.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations.

– Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly, adv. Pharmaceutical chemistry, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition