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Formulary

noun

(pl. formularies)

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

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... Formulary and Synopsis of The British And Foreign Pharmacopoeias; comprising Standard and Improved Formulae for the Preparations and Compounds employed in Medical Practice. Fourth Edition, corrected and enlarged. 18mo. ...

— Hints towards the formation of a more comprehensive theory of life. • Samuel Taylor Coleridge

... priests, assemble in a temple in the environs of Rome where they perform a sacred dance and recite a prayer; this is written in an archaic language which no one any longer comprehends, so much so that at the beginning of the ceremony a written formulary must be given to each of the priests. And yet, ever since the time that they ceased to comprehend it, they continued to chant it without change. This is because the Romans hold before all to the letter of the law in dealing with their ...

— History Of Ancient Civilization • Charles Seignobos

Words linked to "Formulary" : materia medica, formula, pharmacological medicine, book, pharmacology