Definitions for officinaləˈfɪs ə nl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of•fic•i•naləˈfɪs ə nl(adj.)
kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug.
Category: Pharmacology
recognized by a pharmacopoeia.
Category: Pharmacology
Origin of officinal:
1710–20; < ML officīnālis of a store or workshop < L officina workshop, der. of opifex artisan. See office
of•fic′i•nal•ly(adv.)
Wiktionary
officinal(Adjective)
Medicinal.
officinal(Adjective)
Kept in stock by apothecaries; said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.
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