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Pharmaceutical - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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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
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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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