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officinal
[ uh-fis-uh-nl ]
adjective
- kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Compare magistral ( def 1 ).
- recognized by a pharmacopoeia.
noun
- an officinal medicine.
officinal
/ ɒˈfɪsɪnəl; ˌɒfɪˈsaɪnəl /
adjective
- (of pharmaceutical products) available without prescription
- (of a plant) having pharmacological properties
noun
- an officinal preparation or plant
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Derived Forms
- ofˈficinally, adverb
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Other Words From
- of·fici·nal·ly adverb
- nonof·fici·nal adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of officinal1
1710–20; < Medieval Latin officīnālis of a store or workshop, equivalent to Latin officīn ( a ) workshop, presumably contraction of opificīna ( opific-, stem of opifex artisan, equivalent to opi-, combining form akin to opus work + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do 1 + -īna -ine 1; office ) + -ālis -al 1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of officinal1
C17: from Medieval Latin officīnālis, from Latin officīna workshop; see office
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Example Sentences
The seed and oil, and a spirit and a water prepared from them, are officinal in the pharmacopias.
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Both plants contain in the bark of their roots the same red dye as the officinal roots of the Alcanna tinctoria.
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The root is quite the same as that of the officinal Radix senegæ.
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Named from the country Liguria, where the officinal Lovage of the gardens abounds.
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The pubic louse may be exterminated by the measures recommended for the head louse, or by the use of officinal mercurial ointment.
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