pharmaceutical
noun/ˌfɑːməˈsuːtɪkl/, /ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkl/
/ˌfɑːrməˈsuːtɪkl/
[usually plural] (specialist)- a medical drug
- the development of new pharmaceuticals
- the pharmaceuticals industry
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek pharmakeutikos (from pharmakeutēs ‘druggist’, from pharmakon ‘drug’) + -al.Definitions on the go
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