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preformulate

preformulate verb: to formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability.

Verb

preformulate (third-person singular simple present preformulates, present participle preformulating, simple past and past participle preformulated)

  1. To formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability

Forms of preformulate

third-person singular presentpreformulates
present participlepreformulating
past participlepreformulated
pastpreformulated

Origin of preformulate

From pre- + formulate.

Questions about preformulate

What does preformulate mean?
Preformulate means to formulate (a pharmaceutical drug) in advance of general availability.
What part of speech is preformulate?
Preformulate is a verb.
What is the past tense of preformulate?
The past tense of preformulate is preformulated.

Words near preformulate in the dictionary

  1. preformism
  2. preformist
  3. preformistic
  4. preformists
  5. preforms
  6. preformulate
  7. preformulated
  8. preformulates
  9. preformulating
  10. preformulation
  11. preformulations

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