Pharmacopoeia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pharmacopoeia \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.
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     2. A chemical laboratory. [Obs.] --Dunglison.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pharmacopoeia
       n : a collection or stock of drugs