officinal
kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug.: Compare magistral (def. 1).
recognized by a pharmacopoeia.
an officinal medicine.
Origin of officinal
1Other words from officinal
- of·fic·i·nal·ly, adverb
- non·of·fic·i·nal, adjective
Words Nearby officinal
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How to use officinal in a sentence
The seed and oil, and a spirit and a water prepared from them, are officinal in the pharmacopias.
Both plants contain in the bark of their roots the same red dye as the officinal roots of the Alcanna tinctoria.
The root is quite the same as that of the officinal Radix senegæ.
Named from the country Liguria, where the officinal Lovage of the gardens abounds.
The pubic louse may be exterminated by the measures recommended for the head louse, or by the use of officinal mercurial ointment.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Riley
British Dictionary definitions for officinal
/ (ɒˈfɪsɪnəl, ˌɒfɪˈsaɪnəl) pharmacol obsolete /
(of pharmaceutical products) available without prescription
(of a plant) having pharmacological properties
an officinal preparation or plant
Origin of officinal
1Derived forms of officinal
- officinally, adverb
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