Phar`ma*co*pe"ia (?), n. [NL., from Gr. the preparation of medicines; medicine + 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.

 

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