pharmacopoeia

or phar·ma·co·pe·ia

[ fahr-muh-kuh-pee-uh ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. 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.
2. a stock of drugs.

pharmacopoeia

/ ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə /

noun

1. an authoritative book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their uses, preparation, dosages, formulas, etc

Derived Forms

• ˌpharmacoˈpoeial, adjective
• ˌpharmacoˈpoeist, noun

Other Words From

• pharma·co·poeial pharma·co·poeic adjective
• pharma·co·poeist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacopoeia¹

1615–25; < 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pharmacopoeia¹

C17: via New Latin from Greek pharmakopoiia art of preparing drugs, from pharmaco- + -poiia, from poiein to make

Example Sentences

Above all, the doctor—the doctor and the purulent trash and garbage of his pharmacopoeia!

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Having occasion to consult the "Pharmacopoeia," he had written it at home, and had promised to send it to the patient immediately.

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The flowers were official in the London pharmacopoeia as late as 1746.

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The British Pharmacopoeia contains two preparations of capsicum, a tincture (dose 5-15 minims) and an ointment.

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At one side of this herb plot were other growths of a rustic pharmacopoeia, great treasures and rarities among the commoner herbs.

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Related Words

• fund
• goods
• inventory
• reserve
• stockpile
• store
• supply