In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
PHARMACEUTICAL
pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic
(adjective) of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; “the pharmaceutical industry”
pharmaceutical
(adjective) of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment
pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic
(noun) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
pharmaceutical (not comparable)
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.
Noun
pharmaceutical (plural pharmaceuticals)
(medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.
Synonym: Thesaurus: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
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