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

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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

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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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