pharmacopoeic
mə 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.
Also, phar·ma·co·pe·ia.
Origin:
1615–25; < Neo-Latin < Greek pharmakopoiía drug-maker's art, equivalent to phármako(n) drug + -poi(os) making (poi(eîn) to make + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
1615–25; < Neo-Latin < Greek pharmakopoiía drug-maker's art, equivalent to phármako(n) drug + -poi(os) making (poi(eîn) to make + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia
Related forms
phar·ma·co·poe·ial, phar·ma·co·poe·ic, adjective
phar·ma·co·poe·ist, noun
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| an authoritative book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their uses, preparation, dosages, formulas, etc | |
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| pharmacopeia or pharmacopeia | |
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| [C17: via New Latin from Greek pharmakopoiia art of preparing drugs, from | |
| pharmaco'poeial or pharmacopeia | |
| —adj | |
| pharmaco'poeic or pharmacopeia | |
| —adj | |
| pharmaco'poeist or pharmacopeia | |
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| pharmacopoeia or pharmacopeia (ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə) | |
| —n | |
| an authoritative book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their uses, preparation, dosages, formulas, etc | |
| [C17: via New Latin from Greek pharmakopoiia art of preparing drugs, from | |
| pharmacopeia or pharmacopeia | |
| —n | |
| [C17: via New Latin from Greek pharmakopoiia art of preparing drugs, from | |
| pharmaco'poeial or pharmacopeia | |
| —adj | |
| pharmaco'poeic or pharmacopeia | |
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pharmacopoeia phar·ma·co·poe·ia or phar·ma·co·pe·ia (fär'mə-kə-pē'ə)
n.
A book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use.
A collection or stock of drugs.
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