Pharmaceutical

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pharmaceutic \Phar`ma*ceu"tic\ (f[aum]r`m[.a]*s[=u]"t[i^]k),
  Pharmaceutical \Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al\ (-t[i^]*kal), 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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Pharmaceutical chemistry}, that department of chemistry
        which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal
        substances.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pharmaceutical
       adj 1: of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; "the
              pharmaceutical industry" [syn: {pharmaceutic}]
       2: of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment
       n : drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies
           and used in medical treatment