pharm
See also: Pharm.
English
editEtymology 1
editBlend of pharmaceutical + farm
Noun
editpharm (plural pharms)
- A place where genetically modified animals or plants are produced for the production of pharmaceuticals.
Verb
editpharm (third-person singular simple present pharms, present participle pharming, simple past and past participle pharmed)
- To raise genetically modified animals or plants for the production of pharmaceuticals.
- 2012, T. A. Brown, Introduction to Genetics: A Molecular Approach, page 486:
- […] the public concerns center on the underlying technology, which is the same for both germ line gene therapy and the production of pharmed animals.
Etymology 2
editAdjective
editpharm (not comparable)
- Of or relating to pharmaceuticals.
- Synonym: pharma (more formal)
Anagrams
editChinese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faam1
- Yale: fāam
- Cantonese Pinyin: faam1
- Guangdong Romanization: fam1
- Sinological IPA (key): /faːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
editpharm
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) pharmacy (as a subject or profession)
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