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Pharmacopoeia

Pharˊma-co-pœ′ia

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Noun.
[NL., from Gr.
φαρμακοποιῒα
the preparation of medicines;
φάρμακον
medicine +
ποιεῖν
to make.]
1.
A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations, etc., used in medicine; especially, one that is issued by official authority and considered as an authoritative standard.
2.
A chemical laboratory.
[Obs.]
Dunglison.