noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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fär'mə-kŏl'əjē
/ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/
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CMU ARPABET:F AA2 R M AH0 K AA1 L AH0 JH IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
The properties and reactions of a given drug, especially with relation to its therapeutic value.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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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 From pharmaco- + -logy.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
farmakologie
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Albanian:
farmakologji
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Arabic:
عِلْم اَلصَّيْدَلَة
(ʕilm aṣ-ṣaydala)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Asturian:
farmacoloxía
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Azerbaijani:
farmakologiya
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Belarusian:
фармакало́гія
(farmakalóhija)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Bulgarian:
фармакология
(farmakologija)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Catalan:
farmacologia
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Chinese Mandarin:
藥理學 /药理学
(yàolǐxué)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Czech:
farmakologie
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Danish:
farmakologi
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Dutch:
farmacologie
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Esperanto:
farmakologio
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Finnish:
farmakologia
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
French:
pharmacologie
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Galician:
farmacoloxía
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Georgian:
ფარმაკოლოგია
(parmaḳologia)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
German:
Pharmakologie
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Greek:
φαρμακολογία
(farmakología)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Hebrew:
פרמקולוגיה
(farmakologya)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Hungarian:
gyógyszerhatástan
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Hungarian:
farmakológia
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Icelandic:
lyfjafræði
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Indonesian:
farmakologi
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Irish:
míochaine
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Italian:
farmacologia
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Japanese:
薬理学
(yakurigaku)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Korean:
약리학
(yangnihak)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Latvian:
farmakoloģija
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Lithuanian:
farmakologija
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Malay:
farmakologi
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Māori:
mātai taka rongoā
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Norwegian Bokmål:
farmakologi
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Norwegian Nynorsk:
farmakologi
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Pashto:
درملپوهنه
(dərməlpohəna)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Persian:
فارماکولوژی
(fârmâkoloži)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Persian:
داروشناسی
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Polish:
farmakologia
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Portuguese:
farmacologia
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Romanian:
farmacologie
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Russian:
фармаколо́гия
(farmakológija)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Serbo-Croatian:
фармаколо̀гија
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Serbo-Croatian:
farmakològija
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Slovak:
farmakológia
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Slovene:
farmakologíja
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Spanish:
farmacología
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Swedish:
farmakologi
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Thai:
เภสัชศาสตร์
(pee-sàt-chá-sàat)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Turkish:
farmakoloji
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Turkish:
eczabilim
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Turkish:
ilaç bilimi
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Ukrainian:
фармаколо́гія
(farmakolóhija)
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Vietnamese:
dược lý học
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
Vietnamese:
dược học
— science that studies the effects of chemical compounds on living animals
