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phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal
(fär′mə-so͞o′tĭ-kəl) also phar·ma·ceu·tic (-tĭk)adj.
Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.
n.
A pharmaceutical product or preparation.
[From Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeutēs, preparer of drugs, variant of pharmakeus, from pharmakon, drug.]
phar′ma·ceu′ti·cal·ly adv.
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pharmaceutical
(ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl) or less commonlypharmaceutic
adj
(Medicine) of or relating to drugs or pharmacy
[C17: from Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeus purveyor of drugs; see pharmacy]
ˌpharmaˈceutically adv
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phar•ma•ceu•ti•cal
(ˌfɑr məˈsu tɪ kəl)also phar`ma•ceu′tic,
adj.
1. pertaining to pharmacy or pharmacists.
n. 2. a pharmaceutical preparation or product.
[1640–50]
phar`ma•ceu′ti•cal•ly, adv.
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| Noun | 1. |  pharmaceutical - drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatmentmedicament, 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" |
| 2. | pharmaceutical - of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment |
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pharmaceutical
nounA substance used in the treatment of disease:
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Translations
خاص بالصَّيْدَلَه
farmaceutický
farmaceutisk
gyógyszerészeti
lyffræîilegur
farmaceutický
eczacılıkla ilgili
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pharmaceutical
[ˌfɑːrməˈsuːtɪkəl] adj → pharmaceutique
n
pharmaceuticals → produits mpl pharmaceutiques pharmaceuticals companypharmaceuticals company n → compagnie f pharmaceutique
pharmaceuticals → produits mpl pharmaceutiques pharmaceuticals companypharmaceuticals company n → compagnie f pharmaceutique
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pharmaceutical
adj → pharmazeutisch
n usu pl → Arzneimittel nt; the pharmaceutical industry → die Pharmaindustrie; pharmaceutical(s) company → Pharmaunternehmen nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
pharmaceutical
[ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪk/əl] adj → farmaceutico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pharmacy
(ˈfaːməsi) – plural ˈpharmacies – noun1. the preparation of medicines. He is studying pharmacy.
2. a shop etc where medicines are sold or given out. the hospital pharmacy.
ˌpharmaˈceutical (-ˈsjuːtikəl) adjectiveˈpharmacist noun
(American ˈdruggist) a person who prepares and sells medicines; a chemist.
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pharmaceutical
adj farmacéutico; n fármacoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.