Meaning of PHARMACOPOEIA
| Pronunciation: | | `fârmuku'peeu
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[n] a collection or stock of drugs |
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PHARMACOPOEIA is a 13 letter word that starts with P. |
| | See Also: | | accumulation, aggregation, apothecary's shop, assemblage, chemist's, chemist's shop, collection, drug, drugstore, pharmacy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Phar`ma*co*p[oe]"ia\, n. [NL., from Gr.
farmakopoii:`a the preparation of medicines; fa`rmakon
medicine + poiei^n to make.]
1. A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations,
etc., used in medicine; especially, one that is issued by
official authority and considered as an authoritative
standard.
2. A chemical laboratory. [Obs.] --Dunglison.
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