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 | ||