pseudopharmaceutical

adjective

Apparently, but not actually, pharmaceutical.

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Meanings

adjectivepseudopharmaceutical (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineApparently, but not actually, pharmaceutical.
nounpseudopharmaceutical (plural pseudopharmaceuticals)

plural pseudopharmaceuticals

  1. medicineAny substance that only appears to, or is claimed to, have pharmaceutical effects.

Origin

From pseudo- + pharmaceutical.

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APA

pseudopharmaceutical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopharmaceutical

MLA

“pseudopharmaceutical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopharmaceutical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudopharmaceutical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudopharmaceutical.

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