pharmacology

noun

phar·ma·col·o·gy | \ ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jē

Definition of pharmacology

1 : the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology

2 : the properties and reactions of drugs especially with relation to their therapeutic value

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Other Words from pharmacology

pharmacological \ ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

\ or less commonly pharmacologic \ ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-jik

\ adjective

pharmacologically \ ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

\ adverb

pharmacologist \ ˌfär-mə-ˈkä-lə-jist

\ noun

Examples of pharmacology in a Sentence

We don't have a complete understanding of the new drug's pharmacology yet.

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