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Etymology

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From Latin pharmaceuticus (of drugs) +‎ -al, from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός (pharmakeutikós, of or by means of drugs or pharmacy).[1]

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pharmaceutical (not comparable)

  1. (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.
    Synonyms: pharmaceutic, (archaic) pharmacic, (US, slang, archaic) pharmic

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Noun

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pharmaceutical (plural pharmaceuticals)

  1. (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pharmaceutical

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