First Known Use: 1640
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1pharmaceutical
adjective phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal \ˌfär-mə-ˈsü-ti-kəl\
: of or relating to the production and sale of drugs and medicine
Full Definition of PHARMACEUTICAL
: of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals <a pharmaceutical company>
— phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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Origin of PHARMACEUTICAL
Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs — more at pharmacy
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2pharmaceutical
noun
: a drug or medicine
Full Definition of PHARMACEUTICAL
: a medicinal drug
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First Known Use of PHARMACEUTICAL
1881
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- cure, drug, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicine, physic, remedy, specific
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