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Webster 1913 Edition
Officinal
Of-fic′i-nal
,Adj.
[F., fr. L.
officina
a workshop, contr. fr. opificina
, fr. opifex
a workman; opus
work + facere
to make or do.] 1.
Used in a shop, or belonging to it.
[Obs. or R.]
Johnson.
2.
(Pharm.)
Kept in stock by apothecaries; – said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not
magistral
. ☞ This term is often interchanged with official, but in strict use officinal drugs are not necessarily official. See , 3.
Official
, Adj.
Webster 1828 Edition
Officinal
OFFIC'INAL
,Adj.
Used in a shop or belonging to it. Officinal drugs, medicines and simples are such as are required to be constantly kept in the shops of apothecaries.
Definition 2024
officinal
officinal
English
Adjective
officinal (comparative more officinal, superlative most officinal)
- Medicinal.
- (obsolete, rare) Used in a shop, or belonging to it.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Johnson to this entry?)
- (obsolete, pharmaceutical) Kept in stock by apothecaries; said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.