pharmaceutical
adjective/ˌfɑːməˈsuːtɪkl/, /ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkl/
/ˌfɑːrməˈsuːtɪkl/
[only before noun]- connected with making and selling medical drugs
- pharmaceutical products
- the pharmaceutical industry
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPharmaceutical is used with these nouns:- company
- giant
- industry
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek pharmakeutikos (from pharmakeutēs ‘druggist’, from pharmakon ‘drug’) + -al.Want to learn more?
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