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pharmacy

US /ˈfɑrməsi/

noun Target · B2 Sức khỏe

Definition

the art and science of preparing and dispensing drugs and medicines

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

You can pick up your medicine at the pharmacy next door.

Word Family

NounNoun
pharmacy gốc pharmacist pharmaceutics
VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
pharmaceutical pharmaceutic
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms

  • drugstorea retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold
  • chemist shophaving a meaning similar to pharmacy

Collocations

  • Easy walk to the corner pharmacy
    to walk to the corner pharmacy, meaning to use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
  • Medium twenty-four-hour hospital pharmacy
    a collocation phrase: twenty-four-hour hospital pharmacy
  • Hard mail-order online pharmacy benefits
    a collocation phrase: mail-order online pharmacy benefits
  • Very Hard regulate dispensing standards in compounding pharmacy
    to regulate dispensing standards in compounding pharmacy, meaning to fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of

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