English adjective: pharmaceutical | |||
1. | pharmaceutical of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists | ||
Samples | The pharmaceutical industry. | ||
Synonyms | pharmaceutic | ||
2. | pharmaceutical of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment | ||
English noun: pharmaceutical | |||
1. | pharmaceutical (artifact) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment | ||
Synonyms | pharmaceutic | ||
Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clot buster, radiopharmaceutical, thrombolytic, thrombolytic agent | ||