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pharmacopoeia

Pronunciation: /ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə/
(US also pharmacopeia)
Definition of pharmacopoeia

noun

  • an official publication containing a list of medicinal drugs with their effects and directions for their use.
  • a stock of medicinal drugs.

Derivatives

pharmacopoeial

adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: modern Latin, from Greek pharmakopoiia 'art of preparing drugs', based on pharmakon 'drug' + -poios 'making'

pharmacopoeia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of pharmacopoeia in the US English dictionary

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