Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharma-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
phar-ma-
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Pertaining to pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, or the pharmaceutical industry.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Back-formation from pharmaceutical.

Derived Forms

PharmaCare

Phrases

pharmaco-

Frequently Paired Words

pharmaceutical pharmacology pharmaco- pharma

Questions

What does pharma- mean?
Pertaining to pharmaceuticals, pharmacology, or the pharmaceutical industry.
Where does pharma- come from?
Back-formation from pharmaceutical.

How to pronounce pharma-

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