magistral (comparative more magistral, superlative most magistral)
Pertaining to or befitting a master; authoritative. [from 16th c.]
(obsolete, pharmaceutical effect) Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective. [16th-17th c.]
(pharmacology) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines. [from 16th c.]
magistral (countable and uncountable, plural magistrals)
(pharmaceutical drug) A sovereign medicine or remedy.
(countable) A magistral line.
(mostly, uncountable) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.
• altigrams, tragalism
Source: Wiktionary
Mag"is*tral, a. Etym: [L. magistralis: cf. F. magistral. See Magistrate.]
1. Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic.
2. Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a magistral sirup. "Some magistral opiate." Bacon.
3. (Pharmacy)
Definition: Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; -- opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines. Dunglison. Magistral line (Fort.), the guiding line, or outline, or outline, by which the form of the work is determined. It is usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top line of the escarp in permanent fortifications.
Mag"is*tral, n.
1. (Med.)
Definition: A sovereign medicine or remedy. [Obs.] Burton.
2. (Fort.)
Definition: A magistral line.
3. (Metal.)
Definition: Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.
