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pharmacopeia

phar·ma·co·poe·ia
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fahr-muh-kuh-pee-uh]
    • /ˌfɑr mə kəˈpi ə/
    • /ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fahr-muh-kuh-pee-uh]
    • /ˌfɑr mə kəˈpi ə/

Definitions of pharmacopeia word

  • noun pharmacopeia a book published usually under the jurisdiction of the government and containing a list of drugs, their formulas, methods for making medicinal preparations, requirements and tests for their strength and purity, and other related information. 1
  • noun pharmacopeia a stock of drugs. 1
  • noun pharmacopeia an authoritative book containing a list and description of drugs and medicines together with the standards established under law for their production, dispensation, use, etc. 0
  • noun pharmacopeia a stock of drugs 0
  • noun pharmacopeia A pharmacopeia is a book containing a list of medicinal drugs with their uses, preparation, dosages, formulas, published by an authority such as a government or pharmaceutical society. 0
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Origin of pharmacopeia

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < New Latin < Greek pharmakopoiía drug-maker's art, equivalent to phármako(n) drug + -poi(os) making (poi(eîn) to make + -os adj. suffix) + -ia -ia

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Parts of speech for Pharmacopeia

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Pharmacopeia

pharmacopeia popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pharmacopeia usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pharmacopeia

noun pharmacopeia

  • commodities — an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service.
Just one Synonym for pharmacopeia

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