Pharmaceutical Definition

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pharmaceuticals

adjective

Of pharmacy or pharmacists.

Webster's New World

Of or by drugs.

Webster's New World

The definition of pharmaceutical is something related to prescription drugs or pharmacies.

An example of a pharmaceutical drug is Prozac.

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Synonyms:

noun

A pharmaceutical product; drug.

Webster's New World

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Other Word Forms of Pharmaceutical

Singular:

pharmaceutical

Plural:

pharmaceuticals

From Late Latin pharmaceuticus from Greek pharmakeutikos from pharmakeutēs preparer of drugs variant of pharmakeus from pharmakon drug

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From pharmaceutic +"Ž -al, from Latin pharmaceuticus (“of drugs"), from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός (pharmakeutikós, “drug maker").

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