Definition of CODEX

codex

Meanings

Plural: codexes, codices

Noun

  • an official list of chemicals or medicines etc.
  • an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll)
  • An early manuscript book.
  • A book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
  • An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin cōdex, variant form of caudex (“tree trunk, book, notebook”); compare caudex (in botany). Doublet of code.

Synonyms

leaf-book

Scrabble Score: 15

codex is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
codex is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
codex is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

codex is a valid Words With Friends word