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pharmacopoeia

American  
[fahr-muh-kuh-pee-uh] / ˌfɑr mə kəˈpi ə /
Or pharmacopeia

noun

Pharmacology.

  1. a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information.

  2. a stock of drugs.

pharmacopoeia British  
/ ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə /

noun

  1. an authoritative book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their uses, preparation, dosages, formulas, etc

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Other Word Forms

  • pharmacopoeial adjective
  • pharmacopoeic adjective
  • pharmacopoeist noun

Etymology

Origin of pharmacopoeia

1615–25; < New Latin < Greek pharmakopoiía drug-maker's art, equivalent to phármako ( n ) drug + -poi ( os ) making ( poi ( eîn ) to make + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia

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