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PHARMACEUTIC
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
Synonyms:
pharmaceutic; pharmaceutical
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("pharmaceutic" is a kind of...):
medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pharmaceutic"):
radiopharmaceutical (pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy)
clot buster; thrombolytic; thrombolytic agent (a kind of pharmaceutical that can break up clots blocking the flow of blood to the heart muscle)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists
Example:
the pharmaceutical industry
Synonyms:
pharmaceutic; pharmaceutical
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
pharmaceutics (the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,)
pharmacist (a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs)
Derivation:
pharmaceutics (the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,)
pharmacist (a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs)
pharmacy (a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold)
pharmacy (the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,)
