Definitions For Pharming

Etymology 1

from pharmaceutical + farming

Noun

PHARMING (uncountable) The use of genetic engineering to alter an animal or plant in order to make it produce a pharmaceutical or similar product

Synonyms

biofarming, biopharming

Etymology 2

By extension, from phishing

Noun

PHARMING (uncountable) (computing) The redirection of traffic for one website to another, with intent to deceive

Is Pharming a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
19

The word Pharming is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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