Pronunciation: ˌ fär-m ə - ' sü-ti-k ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin pharmaceuticus, from Greek pharmakeutikos, from pharmakeuein to administer drugs ― more at PHARMACY
Date: 1640
: of, relating to, or engaged in pharmacy or the manufacture and sale of pharmaceuticals <a pharmaceutical company>
– phar · ma · ceu · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb