pharmacopoeia

noun

phar·​ma·​co·​poe·​ia ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈpē-ə 

variants or pharmacopeia

1

: a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations

especially : one issued by an officially recognized authority and serving as a standard

2

: a collection or stock of drugs

pharmacopoeial adjective

or pharmacopeial

ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈpē-əl 

Examples of pharmacopoeia in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Later, the pharmacopoeia expanded to include large and complex proteins—from insulin to monoclonal antibodies. — Siddhartha Mukherjee, The New Yorker, 15 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Greek pharmakopoiia preparation of drugs, from Greek pharmako- + poiein to make — more at poet

First Known Use

1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pharmacopoeia

• amenorrhea
• amenorrhoea
• cassiopeia
• dysmenorrhea
• dysmenorrhoea
• laminaria
• pharmacopeia
• solanaceae
• thiourea
• aliya
• aliyah
• althea

Kids Definition

pharmacopoeia

noun

phar·​ma·​co·​poe·​ia

variants also pharmacopeia

ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈpē-(y)ə 

1

: a book describing drugs, chemicals, and preparations used in medicine

2

: a collection or stock of medicinal drugs

Medical Definition

pharmacopoeia

noun

phar·​ma·​co·​poe·​ia

variants or pharmacopeia

ˌfär-mə-kə-ˈpē-(y)ə 

1

: a book describing drugs, chemicals, and medicinal preparations

especially : one issued by an officially recognized authority and serving as a standard compare dispensatory sense 1

2

: a collection or stock of drugs

pharmacopoeial adjective

or pharmacopeial

-(y)əl