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Definition of: pharmacopoeia
(fär′mə·kə·pē′ə) noun
1. A book, usually published by authority, containing standard formulas and methods for the preparation of medicines, drugs, and other remedial substances.
2. A collection of drugs. [<NL <Gk. pharmakopoiïa art of making drugs <pharmakon a drug + poieein make]
—phar′ma·co·poe′ial adjective
—phar′ma·co·poe′ist noun
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