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pharmaceutical

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˌfɑː.məˈs(j)uː.tɪ.kl̩//
  • United Kingdom//ˌfɑː.məˈkjuː.tɪ.kl̩//
  • Canada//ˌfɑɹ.məˈs(j)u.tɪ.kl̩//
  • Canada/[ˌfɑɹ.məˈs(j)u.ɾɪ.kl̩]/

Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

    pharmaceutical industry

    pharmaceutical company

    pharmaceutical research

    The company specializes in pharmaceutical research.

Etymology

From Latin pharmaceuticus (“of drugs”) + -al, from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός (pharmakeutikós, “of or by means of drugs or pharmacy”).

noun

  1. 1

    A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.

Forms

plural
pharmaceuticals
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