farmaco
drug
noun FAR-mah-koh Less Common
Origin: from Greek 'pharmakon' (remedy)
Also means
medicine
Usage Note
Farmaco is the technical word for a medicine or pharmaceutical drug, more clinical than everyday medicina. It ends in -co with stress before it, so the plural is farmaci.
Examples
"Questo farmaco riduce la febbre."
Natural Translation
This drug reduces fever.
Literal Translation
This drug reduces the fever.
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