pharmaceutical

phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal  (färm-st-kl) also phar·ma·ceu·tic (-tk)

adj.

Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

n.

A pharmaceutical product or preparation.

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[From Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeuts, preparer of drugs, variant of pharmakeus, from pharmakon, drug.]

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pharma·ceuti·cal·ly adv.

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pharmaceutical [ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪk^əl] less commonly, pharmaceutic

adj

(Medicine) of or relating to drugs or pharmacy

[from Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeus purveyor of drugs; see pharmacy]

pharmaceutically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pharmaceutical - drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment pharmaceutic medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease radiopharmaceutical - pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy clot buster, thrombolytic, thrombolytic agent - a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle
Adj.	1.	pharmaceutical - of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; "the pharmaceutical industry" pharmaceutic
	2.	pharmaceutical - of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment

Translations

pharmaceutical [ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl]

A. ADJ → farmacéutico

B. N → producto m farmacéutico

pharmaceutical [ˌfɑː^rməˈsuːtɪk^əl]

adj → pharmaceutique

n
pharmaceuticals → produits mpl pharmaceutiques pharmaceuticals company
pharmaceuticals company n → compagnie f pharmaceutique

pharmaceutical

adj → pharmazeutisch

n usu pl → Arzneimittel nt; the pharmaceutical industry → die Pharmaindustrie; pharmaceutical(s) company → Pharmaunternehmen nt

pharmaceutical [ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪk/əl] adj → farmaceutico/a