pharmacokinetic

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/ˌfɑː(ɹ)məkəʊkɪˈnɛtɪk/

adjective

Of or relating to pharmacokinetics.

“the pharmacokinetic properties of a drug”

OriginEnglish kinetic ← Ancient Greek κινητικός (kinētikós) ← Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂- →
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Meanings

adjectivepharmacokinetic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineOf or relating to pharmacokinetics.

    the pharmacokinetic properties of a drug

    1 more example

    The method was acceptably validated and used to perform a pharmacokinetic study of anthraquinones after oral administration of R. acetosa in rats.

    2019, Hye Suk Lee, Kwang-Hyeon Liu, editors, Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics and Bioanalysis, MDPI, →ISBN, page 127

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)
  2. Englishpharmaco-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*keyh₂-
  4. Ancient Greekκῑνέω (kīnéō)
  5. Ancient Greekκῑ́νησῐς (kī́nēsĭs)
  6. Ancient Greekκινητικός (kinētikós)
  7. Englishkinetic
  8. Englishpharmacokinetic

From pharmaco- + kinetic.

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Translations

French pharmacocinétique
  • pharmacocinétiqueTranslations
German pharmakokinetisch
  • pharmakokinetischTranslations
Greek φαρμακοκινητικός
  • φαρμακοκινητικός (farmakokinitikós)Translations
Hungarian farmakodinamikai
  • farmakodinamikaiTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

pharmacokinetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacokinetic

MLA

“pharmacokinetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacokinetic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharmacokinetic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacokinetic.

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