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officinal

[ uh-fis-uh-nl ]

adjective

  1. kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Compare magistral ( def 1 ).
  2. recognized by a pharmacopoeia.


noun

  1. an officinal medicine.

officinal

/ ɒˈfɪsɪnəl; ˌɒfɪˈsaɪnəl /

adjective

  1. (of pharmaceutical products) available without prescription
  2. (of a plant) having pharmacological properties
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an officinal preparation or plant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ǴˈھԲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Ǵ·ھi·Բ· adverb
  • ԴDzo·ھi·Բ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of officinal1

1710–20; < Medieval Latin Ǵڴھī of a store or workshop, equivalent to Latin Ǵڴھī ( a ) workshop, presumably contraction of DZ辱ھīԲ ( opific-, stem of opifex artisan, equivalent to opi-, combining form akin to opus work + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do 1 + -īԲ -ine 1; office ) + - -al 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of officinal1

C17: from Medieval Latin Ǵڴھī, from Latin Ǵڴھīa workshop; see office
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Example Sentences

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The biennial form is that which is considered officinal.

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June, July.—A well-known officinal anthelmintic, and a showy plant.

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The long horizontal aromatic roots a substitute for officinal Sarsaparilla.

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A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some other plants.

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If the diphtheritic pseudo-membrane appear in the nares, the officinal lime-water, injected every hour or second hour, is beneficial in consequence of its solvent action on pseudo-membranes.

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