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製剤 (せいざい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb
formulation (of pharmaceuticals) ; preparation ; pharmaceutical production
Refers to the process of preparing medicines or the resulting pharmaceutical product. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to formulate' or 'to prepare' a drug.
しい
薬くすり
を
製せい
剤ざい
する
に
は
高こう
度ど
な
技ぎ
術じゅつ
が
必ひつ
要よう
だ
。
Advanced technology is required to formulate a new drug.
Similar words 調ちょう 剤ざい 調剤 refers to the dispensing or compounding of medicines at a pharmacy, while 製剤 is about the industrial formulation or production of pharmaceuticals.
製せい 薬やく 製薬 is a broader term for pharmaceutical manufacturing as an industry, whereas 製剤 focuses on the specific formulation or preparation of a drug product.
Etymology Compound of 製 (sei, 'manufacture') and 剤 (zai, 'medicine' or 'preparation'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the kanji combination directly conveys the meaning of pharmaceutical formulation.
