Found 2 items, similar to pharmaceutical.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: pharmaceutical 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 pharmaceutical n : drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
English → English (gcide) Definition: Pharmaceutical 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]