pharmaceutical
/ˌfɑr·məˈsu·t̬ɪ·kəl/ n [C]Definition
› a drug that is made by a big drug company: Dozens of pharmaceuticals have been detected in minute quantities in treated wastewater. › infml A pharmaceutical is also a big drug company: Don't expect major pharmaceuticals to let reforms pass without a well-funded political fight.
(Definition of pharmaceutical n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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