pharmacon

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noun

A medicine or drug.

OriginAncient Greek φάρμακον →
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Meanings

nounpharmacon (plural pharmacons)

plural pharmacons

  1. formalrareA medicine or drug.
  2. obsoleteA poison.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφάρμακον
  2. Englishpharmacon

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φάρμακον (phármakon).

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Cite this entry
APA

pharmacon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacon

MLA

“pharmacon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pharmacon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pharmacon.

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