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  • abbreviation United States Pharmacopoeia

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  • noun A unique selling proposition or unique selling point.
  • noun computing, database User stored procedure
  • proper noun US The United States Pharmacopeial Convention, Inc., a standard-setting authority that publishes USP-NF standards about pharmaceuticals and dietary supplements.
  • proper noun US The United States Pharmacopeia, the published standards.
  • proper noun US Initialism of U.S. Penitentiaries.
  • adjective postpositive, used after a drug's name Adhering to the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia.

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Initialism of United States Pharmacopeia

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