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Noun: pharmacopoeia  ,faa(r)-mu-ku'pee-u
  1. A collection or stock of drugs
     
  2. (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation
    - formulary, pharmacopeia

Derived forms: pharmacopoeias

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, book, collection

Part of: apothecary's shop [archaic], chemist [Brit], chemist's [Brit], chemist's shop [Brit], drugstore [N. Amer], pharmacy

Encyclopedia: Pharmacopoeia