"pharmaceutics" meaning in English

See pharmaceutics in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From pharmaceutic + -s; see -ics. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pharmaceutic|s}} pharmaceutic + -s Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} pharmaceutics (uncountable)
  1. The art and science of dispensing medical drugs. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-pharmaceutics-en-noun-xBcS3tvy
  2. (plurale tantum) medicines, drugs, or other pharmaceutical compounds. Tags: plural, plural-only, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-pharmaceutics-en-noun-mXiF0rYi Disambiguation of Pharmacology: 11 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -s, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -s: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87

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