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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 51Թ Forms

  • Ǵ·ھi·Բ· adverb
  • ԴDzo·ھi·Բ adjective
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51Թ 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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51Թ 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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In a large number of cases nothing more is necessary than the use of means to check the action of the bowels, and which should consist of absorbents or antacids, astringents, and opiates as they are contained in the officinal chalk mixture, with the addition of tincture of kino or catechu and a small proportion of laudanum.

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