Pharmaceutical Definition
färmə-so͝otĭ-kəl
pharmaceuticals
adjective
Of pharmacy or pharmacists.
Webster's New World
Of or by drugs.
Webster's New World
(medicine) Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.
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Synonyms:
noun
A pharmaceutical product; drug.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Pharmaceutical
Noun
Singular:
pharmaceutical
Plural:
pharmaceuticalsOrigin of Pharmaceutical
From Late Latin pharmaceuticus from Greek pharmakeutikos from pharmakeutēs preparer of drugs variant of pharmakeus from pharmakon drug
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From pharmaceutic +"Ž -al, from Latin pharmaceuticus (“of drugs"), from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός (pharmakeutikós, “drug maker").
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