pharma

See also: pharma-

English

Etymology

Clipping of pharmaceutical.

Noun

pharma (uncountable)

1. (business, pharmacy, pharmacology) The pharmaceutical or drug-making sector.

   Synonym: pharm (used in certain informal set phrases)

   We're investing in pharma and biotech.

Derived terms

• big pharma

Related terms

• pharma-

Translations

pharmaceutical sector

• French: industrie pharmaceutique f
• Italian: industria farmaceutica f
• Russian: ^{(please verify)} фармацевти́ческая промы́шленность f (farmacevtíčeskaja promýšlennostʹ)

Anagrams

• Parham, hapram

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faʁ.ma/

Noun

pharma f (uncountable)

1. Clipping of pharmacie.

   étudiants en pharma ― students of pharmacy

Adjective

pharma (invariable)

1. Clipping of pharmaceutique.