adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of or having to do with pharmacology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to pharmacology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pharmacologic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pharmacology Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English pharmacological From pharmacology + -ical.
Across languages
Translations
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
farmacolóxicu
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Belarusian:
фармакалагі́чны
(farmakalahíčny)
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Catalan:
farmacològic
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Czech:
farmakologický
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Danish:
farmakologisk
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Dutch:
farmacologisch
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Finnish:
farmakologinen
— of or having to do with pharmacology
French:
pharmacologique
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Galician:
farmacolóxico
— of or having to do with pharmacology
German:
pharmakologisch
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Hungarian:
farmakológiai
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Hungarian:
gyógyszertani
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Italian:
farmacologico
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Latvian:
farmakoloģisks
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Norwegian Bokmål:
farmakologisk
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Norwegian Nynorsk:
farmakologisk
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Polish:
farmakologiczny
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Portuguese:
farmacológico
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Romanian:
farmacologic
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Russian:
фармакологи́ческий
(farmakologíčeskij)
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Spanish:
farmacológico
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Swedish:
farmakologisk
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Turkish:
farmakolojik
— of or having to do with pharmacology
Ukrainian:
фармакологі́чний
(farmakolohíčnyj)
— of or having to do with pharmacology