pharmaceutical

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl/ UK /ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
relating to medicinal drugs, or such a drug itself

The pharmaceutical company recalled the tainted batch.

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Synonyms

1 adj · relating to medicinal... medicinal medicine drug medication remedypharmacological

Word family

Derived forms pharmaceutically

Related forms pharmacypharmacologypharmacopoeia pharmacist

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pharmaceutical chemist
a chemist specializing in the composition, properties, and effects of medicines

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Ancient Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeus ('preparer of drugs'), from pharmakon ('drug, medicine, poison').

pharmakeutikos Ancient Greek pharmakon Ancient Greek

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# pharmaceutical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkəl/

## Meanings
1. relating to medicinal drugs, or such a drug itself

## Examples
- The pharmaceutical company recalled the tainted batch.

## Synonyms
- medicinal
- medicine
- drug
- medication
- remedy
- pharmacological

## Derived Forms
- pharmaceutically

## Related Forms
- pharmacy
- pharmacology
- pharmacopoeia
- pharmacist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: pharmakeutikos
- Root: pharmakon

## Etymology
From Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Ancient Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeus ('preparer of drugs'), from pharmakon ('drug, medicine, poison').

## AI Etymology
Pharmaceutical comes from Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Ancient Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeus ('preparer of drugs'), from pharmakon ('drug, medicine, poison'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek pharmakeutikos and Ancient Greek pharmakon. As an adjective, pharmaceutical means relating to medicinal drugs, or such a drug itself. The same family is visible in derived forms such as pharmaceutically and related forms such as pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmacopoeia, and pharmacist.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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