OFFICINALLY

Etymology

Adverb

officinally (not comparable)

In officinal terms.

Source: Wiktionary


OFFICINAL

Of*fic"i*nal, a. Etym: [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.)

Definition: Kept in stock by apothecaries; -- said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.

Note: This term is often interchanged with official, but in strict use officinal drugs are not necessarily official. See Official, a., 3.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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