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Pharmacy

The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist.

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Medicine 76% connected

The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or alleviation of disease.

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Shop 76% connected

imp. of Shape. Shaped.

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Store 76% connected

That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a great quantity, or a great number.

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Pharmaceutical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharma…

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Pharmaceutical 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharma…

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Pharmacopoeia 70% connected

A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations, etc., used in medicine; especially, one that is issued by official authority and considered as…

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Pharmaceutics 92% connected

The science of preparing medicines.

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Accountancy noun · 78% connection

the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business

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Accounting noun · 78% connection

the occupation of maintaining and auditing records and preparing financial reports for a business

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Alligation noun · 78% connection

A rule relating to the solution of questions concerning the compounding or mixing of different ingredients, or ingredients of differen…

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Amalgamation noun · 78% connection

The act or operation of compounding mercury with another metal; -- applied particularly to the process of separating gold and silver f…

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Apothecaries pl. · 78% connection

of Apothecary

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Barbituric acid noun · 78% connection

a white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; used in preparing barbiturate drugs

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Basilica noun · 78% connection

Originally, the place of a king; but afterward, an apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance, where assemblies were he…

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Cantharis noun · 78% connection

A beetle (Lytta, / Cantharis, vesicatoria), havin1g an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green color, and a nauseous odor; the…

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Conservatory noun · 78% connection

A place for preserving anything from loss, decay, waste, or injury; particulary, a greenhouse for preserving exotic or tender plants.

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Cookery noun · 78% connection

The art or process of preparing food for the table, by dressing, compounding, and the application of heat.

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Dispensary noun · 78% connection

A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously…

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Dispensation noun · 78% connection

The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man, or more generically…

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Dispense verb · 78% connection

To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature dispenses her bount…

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Distribution noun · 78% connection

The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution…

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Drug verb · 78% connection

To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines.

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Druggist noun · 78% connection

One who deals in drugs; especially, one who buys and sells drugs without compounding them; also, a pharmaceutist or apothecary.

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Drysalter noun · 78% connection

A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and in the materials used in pickling, salting, and preserving various kinds…

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Elixir noun · 78% connection

a sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to…

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