pharmacopoeia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a collection or stock of drugs

WordNet

Phar`ma*co*poe"ia noun
Etymology
NL., from Gr. the preparation of medicines; medicine + to make.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913