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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The art and science of dispensing medical drugs. uncountable
2. 2
   the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines wordnet
3. 3
   medicines, drugs, or other pharmaceutical compounds. plural, plural-only, uncountable

   "‘One day, I expect pharmaceutics will offer a cure for even the severest mental illnesses.’"

Synonyms

All synonyms

pharmacologypharmacypharmacy

Example

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"Food industry and pharmaceutics are brother and sister."

Etymology

From pharmaceutic + -s; see -ics.

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