n.
Pronunciation: -k ō -k ə - ' ne-tiks, -k ō -k ī -
Function: noun plural but singular in construction
Date: 1960
1 : the study of the bodily absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs
2 : the characteristic interactions of a drug and the body in terms of its absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
– phar · ma · co · ki · net · ic \ -tik \ adjective