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Definition of pharmaceutical noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

pharmaceutical

noun
 
/ˌfɑːməˈsuːtɪkl/,
 
/ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪkl/
 
/ˌfɑːrməˈsuːtɪkl/
 [usually plural] (specialist)
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  1. a medical drug
    • the development of new pharmaceuticals
    • the pharmaceuticals industry
    Topics Healthcarec1
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek pharmakeutikos (from pharmakeutēs ‘druggist’, from pharmakon ‘drug’) + -al.
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