From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpharmacopoeiaphar‧ma‧co‧poe‧ia /ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə $ ˌfɑːr-/ noun [countable] technicalMD an official book giving information about medicines
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pharmacopoeia• The eighteenth century pharmacopoeia was none too impressive.• The College pharmacopoeia consisted largely of aloes, calomel, copper sulphate and croton oil.Origin pharmacopoeia (1600-1700) Modern Latin Late Greek pharmakopoiia “making drugs”, from Greek pharmakon ( → PHARMACY) + poiein “to make” 