As nouns the difference between pharmaceutical and quebrachitol
is that pharmaceutical is (medicine) a pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug while quebrachitol is (organic compound) a polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol , obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals.
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
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en noun)
(medicine) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.
Synonyms
* See also
quebrachitol
English
Noun
(-)
(organic compound) A polyhydroxy cyclic alcohol, 2-0-methyl-chiro-inositol , obtained from the latex of the rubber tree as a starting point in the synthesis of several pharmaceuticals