pharmaceutical — phar‧ma‧ceu‧ti‧cal [ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkl◂ ǁ ˌfɑːrməˈsuː ] adjective [only before a noun] concerned with the development and production of drugs and medicines: • research carried out by pharmaceutical companies • a German pharmaceutical giant (= very… … Financial and business terms
pharmaceutical — [fär΄mə so͞ot′i kəl, fär΄məsyo͞ot′i kəl] adj. [LL pharmaceuticus < Gr pharmakeutikos < pharmakeuein, to practice witchcraft, use medicine < pharmakon, a poison, medicine] 1. of pharmacy or pharmacists 2. of or by drugs: Also pharmaceutic … English World dictionary
pharmaceutical — 1640s (pharmaceutic in the same sense is from 1540s), from L. pharmaceuticus of drugs, from Gk. pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeus preparer of drugs, poisoner, from pharmakon medicine, poison … Etymology dictionary
pharmaceutical — n *drug, medicinal, biologic, simple … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pharmaceutical — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to medicinal drugs. ► NOUN ▪ a compound manufactured for use as a medicinal drug. DERIVATIVES pharmaceutically adverb. ORIGIN Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakon drug … English terms dictionary
pharmaceutical — pharmaceutically, adv. /fahr meuh sooh ti keuhl/, adj. 1. pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists. n. 2. a pharmaceutical preparation or product. Also, pharmaceutic. [1640 50; PHARMACEUTIC(S) + AL1] * * * substance used in the diagnosis, treatment … Universalium
pharmaceutical — phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal .fär mə süt i kəl also phar·ma·ceu·tic süt ik adj of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals <a pharmaceutical company> phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly i k(ə )lē adv pharmaceutical also… … Medical dictionary
pharmaceutical — phar|ma|ceu|ti|cal [ˌfa:məˈsju:tıkəl US ˌfa:rməˈsu: ] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: pharmaceuticus, from Greek, from pharmakeuein to give drugs ; PHARMACY] relating to the production of drugs and medicines ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pharmaceutical — phar|ma|ceu|ti|cal [ ,farmə sutıkl ] adjective relating to the production or sale of medicines and drugs used for treating medical conditions: the pharmaceutical industry a pharmaceutical company/firm … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pharmaceutical — [[t]fɑ͟ː(r)məsu͟ːtɪk(ə)l[/t]] pharmaceuticals 1) ADJ: ADJ n Pharmaceutical means connected with the industrial production of medicine. ...a Swiss pharmaceutical company... 2) N PLURAL Pharmaceuticals are medicines. Antibiotics were of no use,… … English dictionary
