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compendial

compendial adjective: related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the British Pharmacopoeia, or the US Pharmacopeia.

Adjective

compendial (not comparable)

  1. Related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the British Pharmacopoeia, or the US Pharmacopeia.
    • One can consult compendial monographs for further information.
    • Our methods meet compendial requirements.
    Synonyms:
    pharmacopoeial

Synonyms of compendial

Origin of compendial

From compend(ium) + -al.

Words formed from compendial

  • compendially

Questions about compendial

What does compendial mean?
Compendial means related to a compendium that serves as a standard, such as the British Pharmacopoeia, or the US Pharmacopeia.
What part of speech is compendial?
Compendial is an adjective.

Words near compendial in the dictionary

  1. compellings
  2. compels
  3. compels testimony
  4. compend
  5. compendia
  6. compendial
  7. compendiary
  8. compendiate
  9. compendiated
  10. compendious
  11. compendiously

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