pharmaceutical | ||
1. | [ adjective ] (pharmacology) of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists | |
Synonyms: | pharmaceutic | |
Examples: | "the pharmaceutical industry" |
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Related terms: | pharmacist pharmacist pharmacy pharmacy | |
2. | [ adjective ] of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment | |
3. | [ noun ] (medicine,pharmacology) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment | |
Related terms: | medicine thrombolytic radiopharmaceutical radiopharmeceutical | |
Similar spelling: |
pharmaceutic pharmaceutics pharmacological pharmacologically pharmacology pharmacokinetics pharmacogenetics pharmacopoeia pharmacologic pharmacopeia pharmacologist |