pharmacopoeia
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++phar·ma·co·poe·ia /ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə $ ˌfɑːr-/ noun [countable] technicalMD an official book giving information about medicines 药典
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pharmacopoeia• The eighteenth century pharmacopoeia was none too impressive.• The College pharmacopoeia consisted largely of aloes, calomel, copper sulphate and croton oil.Origin pharmacopoeia (1600-1700) Modern Latin Late Greek pharmakopoiia “making drugs”, from Greek pharmakon ( → PHARMACY) + poiein “to make”phar·ma·co·poe·ia nounChineseSyllable
book about official giving information an Corpus
pharmacopoeia
phar‧ma‧co‧poe‧ia /ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə $ ˌfɑːr-/
noun [countable]
phar‧ma‧co‧poe‧ia /ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə $ ˌfɑːr-/
noun [countable] Date: 1600-1700
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Late Greek pharmakopoiia 'making drugs', from Greek pharmakon ( ⇨ pharmacy) + poiein 'to make'
technical an official book giving information about medicines
Language: Modern Latin
Origin: Late Greek pharmakopoiia 'making drugs', from Greek pharmakon ( ⇨ pharmacy) + poiein 'to make'