polypharmaceutical

adjective

Containing several drugs

OriginEnglish pharmaceutical ← Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús →
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Meanings

adjectivepolypharmaceutical (comparative more polypharmaceutical, superlative most polypharmaceutical)

comparative more polypharmaceutical · superlative most polypharmaceutical

  1. medicineContaining several drugs
  2. pharmacyOf or pertaining to polypharmacy
nounpolypharmaceutical (plural polypharmaceuticals)

plural polypharmaceuticals

  1. medicineA preparation containing several drugs

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Englishpharmaceutical
  6. Englishpolypharmaceutical

From poly- + pharmaceutical.

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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