English Dictionary: pharmaceutical | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for pharmaceutical | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Pharmaceutic \Phar`ma*ceu"tic\ (f[aum]r`m[adot]*s[umac]"t[icr]k), Pharmaceutical \Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al\ (-t[icr]*k[ait]l), a. [L. pharmaceuticus, Gr. farmakeytiko`s, fr. farmakey`ein: cf. F. pharmaceutique. See {Pharmacy}.] Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. -- {Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly}, adv. {Pharmaceutical chemistry}, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances. |