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pharmaceutical

American  
[fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuhl] / ˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl /
Sometimes pharmaceutic

adjective

  1. pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.

noun

  1. a pharmaceutical preparation or product.

pharmaceutical British  
/ ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to drugs or pharmacy

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Other Word Forms

  • nonpharmaceutic adjective
  • nonpharmaceutical adjective
  • nonpharmaceutically adverb
  • pharmaceutically adverb

Etymology

Origin of pharmaceutical

First recorded in 1640–50; pharmaceutic(s) + -al 1

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