Meanings
nounpharmaceutics (uncountable)
- uncountableThe art and science of dispensing medical drugs.
- pluralplural onlyuncountablemedicines, drugs, or other pharmaceutical compounds.
‘One day, I expect pharmaceutics will offer a cure for even the severest mental illnesses.’
2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 631
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines
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Broader
medicinemedical specialty
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Origin
From pharmaceutic + -s; see -ics.
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APA
pharmaceutics. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmaceutics
MLA
“pharmaceutics.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmaceutics. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharmaceutics,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmaceutics.
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