DISPENSATORY

Etymology

Adjective

dispensatory (comparative more dispensatory, superlative most dispensatory)

Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.

Noun

dispensatory (plural dispensatories)

(pharmacy, pharmacology) A book containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*pen"sa*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. dispensatorius relating to management. See Dispense, v. t.]

Definition: Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations. "Dispensatory power." Bp. Rainbow.

Dis*pen"sa*to*ry, n.; pl. Dispensatories (.

Definition: A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacopoeia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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