pharmaceutical

phar-ma-ceu-ti-cal · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Relating to the production, preparation, or sale of medicinal drugs.

  2. 2.

    (as noun) A medicinal drug or preparation.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    pharmaceutical company — a business that develops and produces medicines
  • •
    pharmaceutical industry — the sector involved in drug development and manufacturing

Related words

Antonyms: non-medicinal
See also: drug, medicine, pharmacist, pharmacy
Synonyms: drug-related, medicinal, pharmacological

Etymology

From Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeutikos ("pertaining to drugs"), from pharmakon ("drug, medicine, poison").