n. 1. A book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use. 2. A collection or stock of drugs. [New Latin, from Greek pharmakopoiiā, preparation of drugs, from pharmakopoios, preparing drugs : pharmako-, pharmaco- + poiein, to make; see kwei-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] phar′ma·co·poeial (-pēəl) adj. phar′ma·co·poeist (-pēĭst) n. |
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