Main Entry: ¹phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal

Pronunciation: \ˌfär-mə-ˈsü-ti-kəl\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs — more at pharmacy

Date: 1640

: 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