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Pharmacopoeia

//ˌfɑɹ.mə.kəˈpi.ə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A text describing medicines and pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.

    "[K]nowledge of philtres, aphrodisiacs, and other sexual stimulants spread from the Arabs and the Moors, from Egypt and India into the European herbals, pharmacopeias, and apothecaries' lore, and, on a more indeterminate level, among alchemists, wizards, and occultists."

  2. 2
    a collection or stock of drugs wordnet
  3. 3
    A collection of drugs.

Etymology

From French pharmacopée and post-classical Latin pharmacopoeia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek φαρμακοποιία (pharmakopoiía, “preparation of drugs”).

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