Pharmacopoeia \Phar`ma*co*p[oe]"ia\, n. [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.
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2. A chemical laboratory. [Obs.] --Dunglison.
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