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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pharmacopoeia \Phar'ma*co*p[oe]"ia\, noun [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.
2. A chemical laboratory. [Obs.] --Dunglison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pharmacopoeia
noun: a collection or stock of drugs
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