/ Dictionary / Index P Pure Food and Drug Act: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Pure' Food' and Drug' Act" Pronunciation: [key] — U.S. Hist. U.S. Hist. a law passed in 1906 to remove harmful and misrepresented foods and drugs from the market and regulate the manufacture and sale of drugs and food involved in interstate trade. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. purée purehearted Related Content Daily Word Quiz: gregarious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language