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pharmaceutical

 
Dictionary: phar·ma·ceu·ti·cal   (fär'mə-sū'tĭ-kəl) pronunciation 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.]

pharmaceutically phar'ma·ceu'ti·cal·ly adv.
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noun

    A substance used in the treatment of disease: drug, medicament, medication, medicine. See drugs/temperance.

 
Veterinary Dictionary: pharmaceutical
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1. pertaining to pharmacy or drugs.
2. a medicinal drug.

  • p. incompatibility — substances that react chemically with each other, e.g. acids and alkalis, and cannot both be included in the same formulation.
  • p. industry — the manufacturers of pharmaceuticals. Also one of the biggest research contributors to human and veterinary medicine. This includes basic research into chemotherapy but includes also the otherwise neglected fields of formulations, packaging, dosing regimens and dispensing information. The industry also has access to the biggest database relating to chemicals and their uses.
 
Translations: Pharmaceutical
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - farmaceutisk
n. - medicinalvare

Nederlands (Dutch)
farmaceutisch, geneesmiddel

Français (French)
adj. - pharmaceutique
n. - produits pharmaceutiques

Deutsch (German)
adj. - pharmazeutisch
n. - Pharmazeutik

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φαρμακευτικός, (ουσ. πληθ.) φαρμακευτικά είδη

Italiano (Italian)
farmaceutico, medicinale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - farmacêutico

Русский (Russian)
фармацевтический

Español (Spanish)
adj. - farmacéutico, de farmacia, medicinal
n. - farmacéutico, propietario de una farmacia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - farmaceutisk, apotekar-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
药物的, 药学的, 药剂, 药物, 药品

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 藥物的, 藥學的
n. - 藥劑, 藥物, 藥品

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 약학의, 약제의
n. - 제약학

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 製薬の, 薬剤の, 薬学の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صيدليل, صيدلانيا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של רוקחים, רוקחות, או בית-מרקחת‬
n. - ‮מרקחת‬


 
 

 

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