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Pharmaceutical vs Disintegrant - What's the difference?

pharmaceutical | disintegrant |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between pharmaceutical and disintegrant

is that pharmaceutical is (medicine) a pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug while disintegrant is (medicine) any material that is added to a pharmaceutical preparation to make it disintegrate (and thus release the active ingredient) on contact with water.

As nouns the difference between pharmaceutical and disintegrant

is that pharmaceutical is (medicine) a pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug while disintegrant is (medicine) any material that is added to a pharmaceutical preparation to make it disintegrate (and thus release the active ingredient) on contact with water.

As an adjective pharmaceutical

is (medicine) of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

pharmaceutical

Adjective

(-)
  • (medicine) Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.
  • Derived terms

    * pharmaceutical chemistry * pharmaceutical industry * pharmaceutical sciences

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.
  • Synonyms
    * See also

    disintegrant

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) Any material that is added to a pharmaceutical preparation to make it disintegrate (and thus release the active ingredient) on contact with water