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English word
CIDE DICTIONARY
Officinal, a. [F., fr. L. officina a workshop, contr. fr. opificina, fr. opifex a workman; opus work + facere to make or do.].
- Used in a shop, or belonging to it. Johnson. [1913 Webster]
- Kept in stock by apothecaries; -- said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not
magistral . [1913 Webster]" This term is often interchanged with official, but in strict use officinal drugs are not necessarily official. SeeOfficial ,a. , 3." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
Officinal, adj.
1 a (of a medicine) kept ready for immediate dispensing. b made from the pharmacopoeia recipe (cf. MAGISTRAL). c (of a name) adopted in the pharmacopoeia.
2 (of a herb or drug) used in medicine.
1 a (of a medicine) kept ready for immediate dispensing. b made from the pharmacopoeia recipe (cf. MAGISTRAL). c (of a name) adopted in the pharmacopoeia.
2 (of a herb or drug) used in medicine.
Derivative
officinally adv.
Etymology
med.L officinalis f. L officina workshop