The definition of pharmaceutical is something related to prescription drugs or pharmacies.
(adjective)An example of a pharmaceutical drug is Prozac.
See pharmaceutical in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
Origin: LL pharmaceuticus < Gr pharmakeutikos < pharmakeuein, to practice witchcraft, use medicine < pharmakon, a poison, medicine
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See pharmaceutical in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
Origin:
Origin: From Late Latin pharmaceuticus
Origin: , from Greek pharmakeutikos
Origin: , from pharmakeutēs, preparer of drugs
Origin: , variant of pharmakeus
Origin: , from pharmakon, drug
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