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pharmaceutical

/ˌfɑɹ.məˈs(j)u.tɪ.kl̩/

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What does pharmaceutical mean?

adjective

  1. Of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

noun

  1. A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.

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/ˌfɑɹ.məˈs(j)u.tɪ.kl̩/

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My assistant of the moment, the pharmaceutical student, requisitions all the adhesives in his laboratory.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Mason-BeesTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #2884
The manufacturing sector consists of textile, electronics, pharmaceutical, and watch assembly plants.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1990 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #14
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This lady deals in live rattle-snakes and their by-products--rattle-snake skin, which is used for fancy bags and purses; rattle-snake oil, which is highly esteemed in some quarters as a specific for rheumatism; and the venom, which has a pharmaceutical value.
Harry HoudiniMiracle Mongers and Their Methods A Complete Exposé of the Modus Operandi of Fire Eaters, Heat Resisters, Poison Eaters, Venomous Reptile Defiers, Sword Swallowers, Human Ostriches, Strong Men, Etc.Project Gutenberg ebook #435
From the point of view of this statement, there are two main classes of production, that in which the majority of the steps involved were actual processes employed for the manufacture of some dye, pharmaceutical or other chemical product, and, in the second place, that in which no such coincidence occurred, but in which the general technique developed, and the varieties of existing plant covered the needs of the case.
Victor LefebureThe Riddle of the Rhine: Chemical Strategy in Peace and WarProject Gutenberg ebook #1272