What does pharmacopoeia mean?

Definitions for pharmacopoeia
ˌfɑr mə kəˈpi əphar·ma·copoeia

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pharmacopoeianoun

    a collection or stock of drugs

Wiktionary

  1. pharmacopoeianoun

    An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.

  2. pharmacopoeianoun

    A collection of drugs.

  3. Etymology: From pharmacopée and post-classical pharmacopoeia, from Hellenistic φαρμακοποιία.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pharmacopoeianoun

    A dispensatory; a book containing rules for the composition of medicines.

    Etymology: φαϱμαϰον and ποιέω; pharmacopée, Fr.

Wikipedia

  1. Pharmacopoeia

    A pharmacopoeia, pharmacopeia, or pharmacopoea (from the obsolete typography pharmacopœia, meaning "drug-making"), in its modern technical sense, is a book containing directions for the identification of compound medicines, and published by the authority of a government or a medical or pharmaceutical society.Descriptions of preparations are called monographs. In a broader sense it is a reference work for pharmaceutical drug specifications.

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  1. pharmacopoeia

    A pharmacopoeia is an official publication that contains a list of medicinal drugs with their effects, directions for use, standards of purity and strength, and other related information. It may also include descriptions of preparation, testing methods, and dosage forms. It serves as a legally binding standard for pharmaceutical products, used by pharmacists, doctors, researchers, and regulatory bodies worldwide.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pharmacopoeianoun

    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. Pharmacopoeianoun

    a chemical laboratory

  3. Etymology: [NL., from Gr. farmakopoii:`a the preparation of medicines; fa`rmakon medicine + poiei^n to make.]

Wikidata

  1. Pharmacopoeia

    Pharmacopoeia, pharmacopeia, or pharmacopoea, in its modern technical sense, is a book containing directions for the identification of samples and the preparation of compound medicines, and published by the authority of a government or a medical or pharmaceutical society. Descriptions of preparations are called monographs. In a broader sense it is a reference work for pharmaceutical drug specifications.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pharmacopoeia in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pharmacopoeia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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