pharmaceutical
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adjective \ˌfär-mə-ˈsü-ti-kəl\Definition of PHARMACEUTICAL
: of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals <a pharmaceutical company>
— phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
See Examples of PHARMACEUTICAL
- lobbyists from the pharmaceutical industry
Origin of PHARMACEUTICAL
Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs — more at pharmacy
First Known Use: 1640
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nounDefinition of PHARMACEUTICAL
: a medicinal drug
Examples of PHARMACEUTICAL
- <some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly>
First Known Use of PHARMACEUTICAL
1881
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- Synonyms
- cure, drug, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicine, physic, remedy, specific
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