Pharmaceutical - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Pharmaceutical :  adj
1: of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; "the pharmaceutical industry" [syn: pharmaceutic]
2: of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment (noun)

1: drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment

Based on WordNet 2.0

Pharmaceutic \Phar`ma*ceu"tic\ (f[aum]r`m[.a]*s[=u]"t[i^]k), Pharmaceutical : \Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al\ (-t[i^]*kal), a. [L. pharmaceuticus, Gr. farmakeytiko`s, fr. farmakey`ein: cf. F. pharmaceutique. See Pharmacy.] Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. --
Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly, adv.

Pharmaceutical chemistry, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

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