01 n. The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians…
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The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist.
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A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an apothecary's shop.