pharmacopoeia

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/fɑːməkəˈpiːə/ (UK)

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/fɑːməkəˈpiːə/ (UK) · /ˌfɑɹ.mə.kəˈpi.ə/ (US)

Definition of pharmacopoeia

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noun

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.”

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noun

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.”
A collection of drugs.

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

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