phar|ma|co|poe|ia

phar|ma|co|poe|ia
phar|ma|co|poe|ia or phar|ma|co|pe|ia «FAHR muh- kuh PEE uh», noun, plural -ias.
1. a book containing an official list and description of drugs and medicines.
2. a stock or collection of drugs, chemicals, medicines, or remedies.
[< New Latin pharmacopoeia < Greek pharmakopoiíā < pharmakopoiós, adjective, preparing drugs < phármakon drug, poison + poieîn to make]

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  • phar|ma|co|poe|ist — or phar|ma|co|pe|ist «FAHR muh kuh PEE ihst», noun. a compiler of a pharmacopoeia …   Useful english dictionary

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  • phar|ma|co|pe|ia — phar|ma|co|poe|ia or phar|ma|co|pe|ia «FAHR muh kuh PEE uh», noun, plural ias. 1. a book containing an official list and description of drugs and medicines. 2. a stock or collection of drugs, chemicals, medicines, or remedies. ╂[< New Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • phar|ma|co|pe|ist — phar|ma|co|poe|ist or phar|ma|co|pe|ist «FAHR muh kuh PEE ihst», noun. a compiler of a pharmacopoeia …   Useful english dictionary

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  • poe — ali·i·poe; hoo·poe; mel·o·poe·ia; myth·o·poe·ia; myth·o·poe·ic; on·o·mat·o·poe·ia; on·o·mat·o·poe·ic; phar·ma·co·poe·ia; phar·ma·co·poe·ial; phar·ma·co·poe·ist; platy·poe·ci·lus; poe; POE; poe·cil·ich·thys; poe·ci·li·idae; poe·ci·lo·cyt·ta·rous;… …   English syllables

  • pharmacopoeia — phar·ma·co·poe·ia …   English syllables

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  • Pharmakopöe — Phar|ma|ko|pöe 〈f. 19〉 amtl. Arzneibuch [<grch. pharmakon „Heilmittel, Gift, Zaubermittel“ + poiein „machen“] * * * Pharmakopöe   [zu griechisch pharmakopoieĩn »Arzneien zubereiten«] die, / n, das Arzneibuch.   * * * Phar|ma|ko|pöe [... pø:,… …   Universal-Lexikon

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