'Pharmacopoeia' definitions:
Definition of 'pharmacopoeia'
(from WordNet)
noun
A collection or stock of drugs
Definition of 'Pharmacopoeia'
From: GCIDE
- Pharmacopoeia \Phar`ma*co*p[oe]"ia\, n. [NL., from Gr. farmakopoii:`a the preparation of medicines; fa`rmakon medicine + poiei^n 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A chemical laboratory. [Obs.] --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]