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farmaceutical

farmaceutical noun: a medically valuable compound produced from modified agricultural crops or animals (usually through biotechnology).

Noun

farmaceutical (plural farmaceuticals)

  1. A medically valuable compound produced from modified agricultural crops or animals (usually through biotechnology).
    • Of course industry assures us that biotech's "farmaceuticals" would never be allowed to grow in proximity to related plants and wild relatives, and that measures will be taken to mitigate the spread of transgenes from pharma crops and biofortified plants.2002 Spring, ETC Group, “Genetic Pollution in Mexico's Center of Maize Diversity”, in Backgrounder, volume 8, number 2, archived from the original on 28 Nov 2008, page 3

Adjective

farmaceutical (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to farmaceuticals.

Forms of farmaceutical

pluralfarmaceuticals

Origin of farmaceutical

Blend of farm + pharmaceutical.

Questions about farmaceutical

What does farmaceutical mean?
Farmaceutical means a medically valuable compound produced from modified agricultural crops or animals (usually through biotechnology).
What part of speech is farmaceutical?
Farmaceutical can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of farmaceutical?
The plural of farmaceutical is farmaceuticals.

Words near farmaceutical in the dictionary

  1. farm-to-table
  2. farm-yard
  3. farm-yards
  4. farmability
  5. farmable
  6. farmaceutical
  7. farmaceuticals
  8. Farman
  9. Farmand
  10. Farmans
  11. Farmborough Heights

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