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See also: Pharm.
English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Blend of pharmaceutical + farm
Noun[edit]
pharm (plural pharms)
- A place where genetically modified animals or plants are produced for the production of pharmaceuticals.
Verb[edit]
pharm (third-person singular simple present pharms, present participle pharming, simple past and past participle pharmed)
- To raise genetically modified animals or plants for the production of pharmaceuticals.
- 2012, T. A. Brown, Introduction to Genetics: A Molecular Approach, page 486:
- […] the public concerns center on the underlying technology, which is the same for both germ line gene therapy and the production of pharmed animals.
Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pharm (not comparable)
- Of or relating to pharmaceuticals.
- Synonym: pharma (more formal)
Anagrams[edit]
Chinese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faam1
- Yale: fāam
- Cantonese Pinyin: faam1
- Guangdong Romanization: fam1
- Sinological IPA (key): /faːm⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
pharm
- (Hong Kong Cantonese) pharmacy (as a subject or profession)
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