pharmacology, pharmacological medicine, materia medica
(noun) the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pharmacology (uncountable)
(medicine) The science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
(medicine) The properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value.
Source: Wiktionary
Phar`ma*col"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. pharmacologie.]
1. Knowledge of drugs or medicines; the art of preparing medicines.
2. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
