[syn: pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic]
2. of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pharmaceutical
adj 1: of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; "the
pharmaceutical industry" [syn: pharmaceutical,
pharmaceutic]
2: of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment
n 1: drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in
pharmacies and used in medical treatment [syn:
pharmaceutical, pharmaceutic]