Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pharmacology

/ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.15 in modern English

Syllables: phar-ma-col-o-gy
IPA: /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/

25

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

Uncountable

noun

The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pharmacology From pharmaco- + -logy.

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Derived Forms

biopharmacology chronopharmacology cytopharmacology ethnopharmacology genopharmacology immunopharmacology micropharmacology nanopharmacology neuropharmacology oncopharmacology pharmacologic pharmacological

Frequently Paired Words

pharmacy

Synonyms

materia medica pharmacological medicine

Rhymes With

technology psychology biology ideology theology methodology sociology geology ecology terminology anthropology physiology

Questions

How do you pronounce pharmacology?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/.
What does pharmacology mean?: The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
Where does pharmacology come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek φάρμᾰκον (phármăkon)der. English pharmaco- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *lóǵos Proto-Hellenic *lógos Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā)bor. Latin -logialbor. French -logiebor. English -logy English pharmacology From pharmaco- + -logy.

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