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pharmaceutical

Pronunciation: /ˌfɑː.məˈs(j)uː.tɪ.kl̩/

The English word “pharmaceutical” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

noun

  1. A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.

Etymology

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

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