"pseudopharmaceutical" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: From pseudo- + pharmaceutical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|pharmaceutical}} pseudo- + pharmaceutical Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} pseudopharmaceutical (not comparable)
  1. (pharmacology) Apparently, but not actually, pharmaceutical. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-pseudopharmaceutical-en-adj-ftG~0Fsx Categories (other): Pharmacology, English terms prefixed with pseudo- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 52 48 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudopharmaceutical.wav Forms: pseudopharmaceuticals [plural]
Etymology: From pseudo- + pharmaceutical. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pseudo|pharmaceutical}} pseudo- + pharmaceutical Head templates: {{en-noun}} pseudopharmaceutical (plural pseudopharmaceuticals)
  1. (pharmacology) Any substance that only appears to, or is claimed to, have pharmaceutical effects.
    Sense id: en-pseudopharmaceutical-en-noun-clgVJ-Nf Categories (other): Pharmaceutical drugs, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pseudo-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pseudo-: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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