pharmacophore

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noun

The molecular framework responsible for a drug's biological activity

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Meanings

nounpharmacophore (plural pharmacophores)

plural pharmacophores

  1. medicineThe molecular framework responsible for a drug's biological activity

Origin

From pharmaco- + -phore.

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Translations

Italian farmacoforo
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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