different between pharmaceutical vs bisphosphonate

English

Etymology

From pharmaceutic +? -al, from Latin pharmaceuticus (“of drugs”), from Ancient Greek ????????????? (pharmakeutikós, “drug maker”).

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?f??m??s(j)ut?kl?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??.m??s(j)u?.t?.kl?/, /?f??.m??kju?.t?.kl?/

Adjective

pharmaceutical (not comparable)

1. (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) Of, or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists.

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Noun

pharmaceutical (plural pharmaceuticals)

1. (medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology) A pharmaceutical or pharmacological preparation or product; a drug.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pharmaceutical

Derived terms

Further reading

• pharmaceutical on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

bis- +? phosphonate

Noun

bisphosphonate (plural bisphosphonates)

1. (chemistry) Any of a class of organic compounds having two phosphate groups attached to a single carbon atom
2. (medicine) Any of several pharmaceuticals, having this structure, that are used to treat Paget's disease by restricting bone loss

Synonyms

• diphosphonate

Derived terms

• (medicine): bisphossy jaw

Coordinate terms

• (chemistry): phossy jaw

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Anagrams

• biphosphonates