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pharmaceutics

[ fahr-muh-soo-tiks ]

noun

, (used with a singular verb)

pharmaceutics

/ ˌfɑːməˈsjuːtɪks /

noun

  1. functioning as singular another term for pharmacy
  2. functioning as plural pharmaceutical remedies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmaceutics1

1535–45; < Late Latin pharmaceuticus < Greek pharmakeutikós, equivalent to pharmakeut ( ḗs ) druggist, originally poisoner (derivative of phármakon; pharmaco- ) + -ikos -ic; -ics
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Example Sentences

They are licensed to practice medicine, dentistry and pharmaceutics.

There is nothing in pharmaceutics that has not a direct origin from vegetable, animal, or mineral life.

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