| 释义 |
pharmaˈceutical, a. (n.)
(see prec.)
[f. as prec. + -al1.]
A. adj. Pertaining to or engaged in pharmacy; relating to the preparation, use, or sale of medicinal drugs.
1648Petty Adv. Hartlib 16 Some good pharmaceuticall, Botanick and Chymicall Institutions. 1799Med. Jrnl. II. 108 Remarks on the concentration of vinegar, and on some pharmaceutical preparations formed from this acid. 1836–41Brande Chem. (ed. 5) 24 The foundations of chemical science are to be found in the medical and pharmaceutical writers of the sixteenth century. 1868Act 31 & 32 Vict. c. 121 It shall be unlawful for any Person to..use the title ‘Chemist and Druggist’..unless such Person shall be a Pharmaceutical Chemist. 1904Daily Chron. 26 Feb. 9/6 The ‘Pharmaceutical Journal’, which is the official organ of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
B. n. A pharmaceutical preparation; a medicinal drug.
1881B. S. Proctor in Pharmaceut. Jrnl. 219 The association of trade in pharmaceuticals from extraneous sources with the practice of pharmacy and trade in pharmaceuticals made at home is a matter of convenience both to the pharmacist and the public. 1955T. Sterling Evil of Day iv. 39 The night-table..was prominently littered with pharmaceuticals. 1958Times 5 Dec. 3/3 An international company manufacturing surgical and orthopaedic dressings, pharmaceuticals and proprietary medical products.
Hence pharmaˈceutically adv., in relation to, or from the point of view of, pharmacy.
1770New Dispens. p. v, Many..articles I have examined pharmaceutically. 1880Garrod & Baxter Mat. Med. 116 A solid mass is produced, rendering the combination pharmaceutically incompatible. 1882Med. Temp. Jrnl. LI. 109 No alcohol has been administered..either dietetically, pharmaceutically or medicinally. |