pharmacy
Meanings
Plural: pharmacies
Noun
- the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines,
- a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
- A place where prescription drugs are sold or dispensed.
- The science of medicinal substances, inclusive of pharmaceutics, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacology, phytochemistry, and forensics.
- The role or occupation of a pharmacist.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English pharmacy, borrowed from Middle French pharmacie (“the art of creating drugs; a drug, especially a laxative”), from Old French farmacie, from Medieval Latin pharmacia, from Ancient Greek φαρμακεία (pharmakeía, “the use of drugs”), from φάρμακον (phármakon, “a drug, charm, enchantment”), of uncertain but likely Pre-Greek origin. Attested since late 14th century.
Synonyms
apothecary, apothecary's, apothecary's shop, chemist, chemist shop, chemist's, chemist's shop, dispensary, druggist's, druggist's shop, drugstore, pharmaceutics
Scrabble Score: 20
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