Pharmaceutic
Pronunciation : Phar`ma*ceu"tic, Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. pharmaceuticus, Gr. pharmaceutique. See Pharmacy.]
Definition : Defn: 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. Pharmaceutical chemistry, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913