materia medica

NOUN /mæ,tiəriə_'mɛdɪkə/
14 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M

materia medica is a valid 14-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3A1T1E1R1I1A1M3E1D2I1C3A1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does materia medica mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects.

SYNONYMS
PHARMACOLOGICAL MEDICINEPHARMACOLOGY
BROADER
MEDICAL SPECIALTYMEDICINE
NARROWER
PHARMACOKINETICSTOXICOLOGYPOSOLOGYPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY