pharmaceutique

pharmaceutical

adjective far-mah-soo-TEEK Rare

Origin: Greek 'pharmakeutikos' (of drugs)

Usage Note

Pharmaceutique is used as a pure adjective to describe things related to the pharmacy industry: l'industrie pharmaceutique, un produit pharmaceutique. It does not have distinct masculine/feminine forms — un laboratoire pharmaceutique, une entreprise pharmaceutique. The related noun is la pharmacie (pharmacy) and un pharmacien (pharmacist).

Examples

"L'industrie pharmaceutique investit dans la recherche."

Natural Translation

The pharmaceutical industry invests in research.

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