Etymology

biopharmaceutics

Today it means: The study of the chemical and physical properties of drugs, and the relationship between these, dosage, and activity Full definition →

English pharmaceutics ← Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-) ← Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Englishpharmaceutics
  6. English todaybiopharmaceutics

From bio- + pharmaceutics.

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