SINCE 1828
pharmacognosy
noun
phar·ma·cog·no·sy
| \ ˌfär-mə-ˈkäg-nə-sē
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Definition of pharmacognosy
: a branch of pharmacology dealing with medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants
Other Words from pharmacognosy
pharmacognostic
\ ˌfär-mə-ˌkäg-ˈnä-stik
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or pharmacognostical \ ˌfär-mə-ˌkäg-ˈnä-sti-kəl
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adjective
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or pharmacognostical \ ˌfär-mə-ˌkäg-ˈnä-sti-kəl
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adjective
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pharmacognosy
noun
phar·ma·cog·no·sy
| \ ˌfär-mə-ˈkäg-nə-sē
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plural pharmacognosies
Medical Definition of pharmacognosy
: a branch of pharmacology dealing especially with the composition, use, and development of medicinal substances of biological origin and especially medicinal substances obtained from plants
Other Words from pharmacognosy
pharmacognostic
\ -ˌkäg-ˈnäs-tik
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or pharmacognostical \ -ti-kəl
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adjective
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or pharmacognostical \ -ti-kəl
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adjective
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