# pharmacology

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌfɑɹməˈkɒləd͡ʒi/ · frequency rank #23,943

## Definitions
1. The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.
2. The science of drugs, including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology.

## Etymology
From pharmaco- + -logy.

## Common misspellings (19)
`hparmacology`, `pahrmacology`, `phamracology`, `pharamcology`, `pharmaccology`, `pharmacloogy`, `pharmacolgoy`, `pharmacollogy`, `pharmacologgy`, `pharmacologyy`, `pharmacoloyg`, `pharmacoolgy`, `pharmaoclogy`, `pharmcaology`, `pharmmacology`, `pharrmacology`, `phharmacology`, `phramacology`, `ppharmacology`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pharmacology