officinal
adjective
kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug.
officinally
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a word derived from
officinal.
Example Sentences
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Juniper oil, used officinally, is distilled from the full-grown, unripe, green fruit.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
The oil is used officinally for making a spirit of Rosemary, and is added to the compound tincture of Lavender, as well as to Soap liniment.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
From the wood of the Juniperus oxycoedrus; an empyreumatic oil resembling liquid pitch, is obtained by dry distillation, this being named officinally, Huile de cade, or Oleum cadinum, otherwise "Juniper tar."
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
An ethereal tincture of menthol is made officinally with one part of menthol to eight parts of pure ether.
From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by William Thomas Fernie
