Meanings
nounpharmacology (uncountable)
- uncountableThe science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
- uncountableThe properties and reactions of a given drug, especially with relation to its therapeutic value.
Synonyms & antonyms
science of drugs
Similar
nounthe science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
Similar
pharmacological medicinemateria medica
Broader
medicinemedical specialty
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekφάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)
- Englishpharmaco-
- Proto-Indo-European*leǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*lóǵos
- Proto-Hellenic*lógos
- Ancient Greekλόγος (lógos)
- Englishpharmacology
Translations
Afrikaans farmakologie
- farmakologiescience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Arabic عِلْم اَلصَّيْدَلَة
- عِلْم اَلصَّيْدَلَة (ʕilm aṣ-ṣaydala)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Bulgarian фармакология
- фармакология (farmakologija)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Catalan farmacologia
- farmacologiascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Chinese Mandarin 藥理學 /药理学
- 藥理學 /药理学 (yàolǐxué)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Czech farmakologie
- farmakologiescience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Danish farmakologi
- farmakologiscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Dutch farmacologie
- farmacologiescience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Esperanto farmakologio
- farmakologioscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Finnish farmakologia
- farmakologiascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
French pharmacologie
- pharmacologiescience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
German Pharmakologie
- Pharmakologiescience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Greek φαρμακολογία
- φαρμακολογία (farmakología)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Hebrew פרמקולוגיה
- פרמקולוגיה (farmakologya)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Hungarian gyógyszerhatástan, farmakológia
- gyógyszerhatástanscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
- farmakológiascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Icelandic lyfjafræði
- lyfjafræðiscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Indonesian farmakologi
- farmakologiscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Irish míochaine
- míochainescience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Italian farmacologia
- farmacologiascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Japanese 薬理学
- 薬理学 (yakurigaku)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Korean 약리학
- 약리학 (yangnihak)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Latvian farmakoloģija
- farmakoloģijascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Lithuanian farmakologija
- farmakologijascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Malay farmakologi
- farmakologiscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Māori mātai taka rongoā
- mātai taka rongoāscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Norwegian Bokmål farmakologi
- farmakologiscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Persian فارماکولوژی, داروشناسی
- فارماکولوژی (fârmâkoloži)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
- داروشناسیscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Polish farmakologia
- farmakologiascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Portuguese farmacologia
- farmacologiascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Romanian farmacologie
- farmacologiescience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Russian фармаколо́гия
- фармаколо́гия (farmakológija)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Slovak farmakológia
- farmakológiascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Spanish farmacología
- farmacologíascience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Swedish farmakologi
- farmakologiscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Thai เภสัชศาสตร์
- เภสัชศาสตร์ (pee-sàt-chá-sàat)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Turkish farmakoloji, eczabilim
- farmakolojiscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
- eczabilimscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
- ilaç bilimiscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Ukrainian фармаколо́гія
- фармаколо́гія (farmakolóhija)science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Vietnamese dược lý học, dược học
- dược lý họcscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
- dược họcscience that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pharmacology
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
pharmacology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacology
MLA
“pharmacology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacology. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharmacology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacology.
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