adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˌfɑɹməkəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəli/
1
adv
Meaning 1
In a pharmacological manner; with regard to 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
2
adverb
Meaning 2
with regard to pharmacology
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
pharmacologically, this plant could have important applications
Meaning relationships
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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 Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English pharmacologically From pharmacological + -ly.
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Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Italian:
farmacologicamente
— with regard to pharmacology
Portuguese:
farmacologicamente
— with regard to pharmacology