Definition of pharmacopoeia

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phar·ma·co·poe·ia also phar·ma·co·pe·ia    (färm-k-p) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A book containing an official list of medicinal drugs together with articles on their preparation and use.
2. A collection or stock of drugs.

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ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin, from Greek pharmakopoii, preparation of drugs, from pharmakopoios, preparing drugs : pharmako-, pharmaco- + poiein, to make; see k^wei-² in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
pharma·co·poeial  (-pl) KEY (Adjective), pharma·co·poeist  (-pst) KEY (Noun)