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for·mu·lary (fôr′myo̵̅o̅ ler′ē, -myə-)

noun pl. formularies -·lar′·ies

  1. a collection of fixed or prescribed forms or formulas, as in a book
  2. a fixed or prescribed form or formula
  3. Pharmacy a list of medicines with their formulas and directions for compounding them

Etymology: Fr formulaire < L formula, formula

adjective

of or like a formula or formulary

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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