Definitions for officinal
əˈfɪs ə nlof·fic·i·nal

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1. officinaladjective

   Medicinal.

2. officinaladjective

   Kept in stock by apothecaries; said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Officinaladjective

   Used in a shop, or belonging to it: thus officinal plants and drugs are those used in the shops.

   Etymology: from officina, a shop.

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1. Officinal

   Officinal drugs, plants and herbs are those which are sold in a chemist or druggist shop. Officinal medical preparations of such drugs are made in accordance with the prescriptions authorized by a pharmacopoeia. Officinal is not related to the word official. The classical Latin officina meant a workshop, manufactory, laboratory, and in medieval Latin was applied to a general storeroom. It thus became applied to a shop where goods were sold rather than a place where things were made. Whereas official descends from officium, meaning office, as in duty or position. In botanical nomenclature, the specific epithet officinalis derives from a plant's historical use in pharmacology.

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1. Officinal

   Officinal is a term applied in medicine to drugs, plants and herbs, which are sold in a chemist or druggist shop, and to medical preparations of such drugs, et cetera, as are made in accordance with the prescriptions authorized by a pharmacopoeia. Not to be confused with the word "official". The classical Latin officina meant a workshop, manufactory, laboratory, and in medieval Latin was applied to a general storeroom. It thus became applied to a shop where goods were sold rather than a place where things were made. In botanical nomenclature, the specific epithet officinalis derives from a plant's historical use in pharmacology.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Officinal

   of-fis′i-nal, adj. belonging to, or used in, a shop: denoting an approved medicine kept prepared by apothecaries. [Fr.,—L. officina, a workshop—opus, work, facĕre, to do.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of officinal in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of officinal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Officinal
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=officinal
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Officinal
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=officinal
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=officinal