pharmaceutically

adverb

In pharmaceutical terms or for pharmaceutical purposes.

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Meanings

adverbpharmaceutically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn pharmaceutical terms or for pharmaceutical purposes.

    Pharmaceutically tested in recent times, mandrake show aphrodisiac properties.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 144
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    Of recent years Japan wax is an important article of commerce, and it was while examining a lot of several carloads some time ago that the though occurred to me why cannot it be used pharmaceutically?

    1899 June, Robert C. Purcell, “Japan Wax as a Substitute of Beeswax in Ointments and Cerates”, in Merck Report, volume 8, page 257

Origin

From pharmaceutic + -ally.

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Translations

Italian farmaceuticamente
  • farmaceuticamentein a pharmaceutical manner
Spanish farmacéuticamente
  • farmacéuticamentein a pharmaceutical manner
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APA

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Chicago

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