PHARMACOPEIA

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Meaning:

(pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation

Example:

postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections

Synonyms:

formulary; pharmacopeia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pharmacopeia" is a kind of...):

book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))

Domain category:

materia medica; pharmacological medicine; pharmacology (the science or study of drugs: their preparation and properties and uses and effects)