pharm en · NOUN · etymology 1
Etymology
Blend of pharmaceutical + farm.
Meanings
- A site where organisms are produced for the creation of medicine or pharmaceuticals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pharms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
pharm en · VERB · etymology 1
Etymology
Blend of pharmaceutical + farm.
Meanings
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To raise genetically modified animals or plants for the production of pharmaceuticals.
[…] the public concerns center on the underlying technology, which is the same for both germ line gene therapy and the production of pharmed animals.
2012, T. A. Brown, Introduction to Genetics: A Molecular Approach, page 486:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pharming | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pharmed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pharmed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| pharms | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
pharm en · ADJ · etymology 2
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to pharmaceuticals.
Pharm Party [title]
2017, Dose of Reality:These parties are known as pharm parties.
2013, Pharm parties the latest craze among teens: