pharmaceutical

== English == === Etymology === From Latin pharmaceuticus (“of drugs”) +‎ -al, from Ancient Greek φαρμακευτικός (pharmakeutikós, “of or by means of drugs or pharmacy”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌfɑː.məˈs(j)uː.tɪ.kl̩/, /ˌfɑː.məˈkjuː.tɪ.kl̩/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌfɑɹ.məˈs(j)u.tɪ.kl̩/, [ˌfɑɹ.məˈs(j)u.ɾɪ.kl̩] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌfɐː.məˈs(j)ʉː.tɪ.kl̩/, [ˌfɐː.məˈs(j)ʉː.ɾɪ.kl̩] (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌfɐː.məˈs(j)ʉː.tə.kl̩/, [ˌfɐː.məˈs(j)ʉː.ɾə.kl̩] === Adjective === pharmaceutical (not comparable) (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists. Synonyms: pharmaceutic, (archaic) pharmacic, (US, slang, archaic) pharmic ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === pharmaceutical (plural pharmaceuticals) (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pharmaceutical ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === pharmaceutical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia