pharmaceutical
[ fahr-muh-soo-ti-kuh l ]
/ ˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl /
adjective
pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
noun
a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
Sometimes
phar·ma·ceu·tic.
Origin of pharmaceutical
First recorded in 1640–50;
pharmaceutic(s) +
-al1
OTHER WORDS FROM pharmaceutical
phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·phar·ma·ceu·tic, adjective non·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal, adjective non·phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby pharmaceutical
pharm.,
pharm.b.,
pharm.d.,
pharm.m.,
pharma,
pharmaceutical,
pharmaceutics,
pharmacist,
pharmaco-,
pharmacodiagnosis,
pharmacodynamics
British Dictionary definitions for non-pharmaceutical
pharmaceutical
less commonly pharmaceutic
/ (ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl) /
adjective
of or relating to drugs or pharmacy
Derived forms of pharmaceutical
pharmaceutically, adverbWord Origin for pharmaceutical
C17: from Late Latin
pharmaceuticus, from Greek
pharmakeus purveyor of drugs; see
pharmacy
Medical definitions for non-pharmaceutical
pharmaceutical
[ fär′mə-sōō′tĭ-kəl ]
adj.
Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.
n.
A pharmaceutical product or preparation.