pharmacopoeia

See also: pharmacopœia

English

Alternative forms

pharmacopœia
pharmacopeia

Etymology

From French pharmacopée and post-classical Latin pharmacopoeia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek φαρμακοποιία (pharmakopoiía, “preparation of drugs”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /fɑːməkəˈpiːə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˌfɑɹ.mə.kəˈpi.ə/
Rhymes: -iːə

Noun

pharmacopoeia (plural pharmacopoeias or pharmacopoeiae)

(pharmacology) An official book describing medicines or other pharmacological substances, especially their use, preparation, and regulation.
(pharmacology) A collection of drugs.

Derived terms

pharmacopoeial
pharmacopoeic
pharmacopoeist

Translations

official book of medicines

Arabic: دُسْتُور أَدْوِيَة‎ (dustūr ʾadwiya)
Armenian:
Middle Armenian: ախրապատին (axrapatin)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 藥典／药典 (zh) (yàodiǎn)
Czech: lékopis m, farmakopea f
Dutch: farmacopee (nl) f
Finnish: farmakopea (fi)
German: Arzneibuch
Greek: φαρμακοποιία (el) f (farmakopoiía)
Hungarian: gyógyszerkönyv (hu)
Indonesian: farmakope (id)
Latin: pharmacopoeia f
Spanish: farmacopea f
Swedish: farmakopé (sv) c, receptbok (sv) c

collection of drugs

Finnish: lääkekaappi (fi), lääkevarasto
Hungarian: gyógyszerkészlet (hu)