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pharmacies

pharmacies is the plural of pharmacy.

Meaning of pharmacy

Noun

pharmacy (countable and uncountable, plural pharmacies)

  1. (countable) A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
  2. (uncountable) The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.
  3. (uncountable) The role or occupation of a pharmacist.
  4. (collective) A collection, group or set of drugs or similar products; a set of drugs taken.
    • In that neighborhood, you could find a dealer for any drug, a whole pharmacy of chemical distractions.

Phrases with pharmacies

Questions about pharmacies

What is pharmacies the plural of?
Pharmacies is the plural of pharmacy.

Words near pharmacies in the dictionary

  1. pharmaceutist
  2. pharmaceutists
  3. pharmacian
  4. pharmacians
  5. pharmacic
  6. pharmacies
  7. pharmacist
  8. pharmacists
  9. pharmaco-
  10. pharmacoactive
  11. pharmacoactivity

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