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Pharmaceuticals Pronunciation
Pharmaceuticals is pronounced fahr-muh-SOO-ti-kuhlz, IPA /ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəlz/.
fahr-muh-SOO-ti-kuhlz
US /ˌfɑrməˈsutɪkəlz/ · UK /ˌfɑːməˈsuːtɪkəlz/
Syllables: fahr · muh · SOO · ti · kuhlz (5 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun (plural): Medicines produced commercially, or the companies that make them.
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Pharmaceuticals in a Sentence
- Pharmaceuticals account for a third of the country's exports.
- She covers pharmaceuticals for a trade paper.
- Generic pharmaceuticals cost a fraction of the branded versions.
Common Mispronunciations of Pharmaceuticals
Not far-muh-KYOO-ti-kuhlz
The ceu here is a plain SOO. A k sound belongs to words like cutaneous, where no e softens the c.
Not FAR-muh-soo-ti-kuhlz
Wait for the third beat, SOO, before you push. The two syllables before it are only a run-up.
Tip: The ph at the front is an f, as in pharmacy and physics. Greek roots brought the spelling and English kept it.
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