No. 8,271 in Spanish
pharma
"Pharma" is not a Spanish word; it is a term in English, short for "pharmaceutical industry."
In a sentence
La industria pharma está creciendo rápidamente en el sector biotecnológico.
The pharma industry is rapidly growing in the biotechnology sector.
In this context, 'pharma' is used as a shorthand term for the pharmaceutical industry, emphasizing its scope and growth.
Estudié química en la universidad para trabajar en una empresa pharma.
I studied chemistry at university to work at a pharma company.
Here, 'pharma' denotes companies related to pharmaceuticals, highlighting the professional context within the industry.
Pharma invierte mucho en investigación y desarrollo de nuevos medicamentos.
Pharma invests heavily in research and development of new drugs.
'Pharma' is used to represent the collective pharmaceutical field, emphasizing the investment aspect in R&D.
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