pharmaceutics en · NOUN
Etymology
From pharmaceutic + -s; see -ics.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The art and science of dispensing medical drugs.
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(plural, plural-only, uncountable) medicines, drugs, or other pharmaceutical compounds.
‘One day, I expect pharmaceutics will offer a cure for even the severest mental illnesses.’
2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 631: