pharmacopoeialpharmacopeialadj.
/ˌfɑːməkəˈpiːəl/, U.S. /ˌfɑrməkəˈpiəl/, /ˌfɑrməˈkoʊpiəl/ Of or relating to a pharmacopoeia; specified by a pharmacopoeia.
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pharmacopoeial1837
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official1871
pharmacopoeian1890
1837 Lancet 25 Nov. 306/1 Whether the medicinal fluid thus administered, was not above the regular pharmacopœial strength.
1864 Year-bk. Med. 1863 (New Sydenham Soc.) 435 Two only..reached the standard of pharmacopœial strength.
1881 Times 14 Apr. 6/3 He was in the habit of treating his patients..with pharmacopœial remedies in ordinary pharmacopœial doses.
1928 Science 55/1 A special certificate of merit was awarded to the U. S. Pharmacopeial convention for the best exhibit in the educational (national organizations) classifications.
1957 V. Nabokov Pnin ii. 45 She read it [sc. a letter] with tears of self pity while recovering from a pharmacopoeial attempt at suicide.
1977 Lancet 24 Dec. 1371/2 Pharmacopœial specifications must be sufficient to permit a legally definitive judgment on drug quality.
2004 Jrnl. Pharmaceut. & Biomed. Anal. 33 976/2 All chemicals used were of analytical or pharmacopeial grade.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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