Pharmacopoeia meaning

färmə-kə-pēə
An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.
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A collection or stock of drugs.
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A book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use.
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A collection or stock of drugs.
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A book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use.
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A collection of drugs.
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Origin of pharmacopoeia

  • New Latin from Greek pharmakopoiiā preparation of drugs from pharmakopoios preparing drugs pharmako- pharmaco- poiein to make kwei-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French pharmacopée and post-classical Latin pharmacopoeia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek φαρμακοποιία (pharmakopoiia, “preparation of drugs").

    From Wiktionary

Pharmacopoeia Sentence Examples

  • The British Pharmacopoeia contains an infusion and tincture of buchu.

  • They produced the first pharmacopoeia, and established the first apothecaries' shops.

  • In Russia a prescription containing any of the poisons indicated in the schedules A and B in the Russian pharmacopoeia may not be repeated, except by order of the doctor.

  • The British pharmacopoeia contains the mucilages of acacia and tragacanth.

  • For the lily in the pharmacopoeia of the ancients see Adams's Paul.

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