pharmacopoeia
or phar·ma·co·pe·ia
[ fahr-muh-kuh-pee-uh ]
nounPharmacology.
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.
a stock of drugs.
Origin of pharmacopoeia
11615–25; <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
Other words from pharmacopoeia
- phar·ma·co·poe·ial, phar·ma·co·poe·ic, adjective
- phar·ma·co·poe·ist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for pharmacopoeia
pharmacopoeia
sometimes US pharmacopeia
/ (ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə) /
noun
an authoritative book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their uses, preparation, dosages, formulas, etc
Origin of pharmacopoeia
1C17: via New Latin from Greek pharmakopoiia art of preparing drugs, from pharmaco- + -poiia, from poiein to make
Derived forms of pharmacopoeia
- pharmacopoeial or pharmacopoeic, adjective
- pharmacopoeist, noun
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