noun
- An official list of chemicals or medicines etc..
- An unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll. ).
- synonyms: leaf-book
Codex and Coded
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
- (n.) An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures or any part of them, particularly the New Testament.
- (n.) A collection of canons.
- (n.) A collection or digest of laws; a code.
- (n.) A book; a manuscript.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(latin) codex - A volume of manuscripts; a code of laws