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officinal definition

of·fici·nal (ə fis′i nəl)

adjective

Obsolete commonly kept in stock in a pharmacy: said of products or drugs dispensed without prescription

Etymology: ML officinalis < officina, storeroom (of a monastery) < L, workshop, contr. of opificina < opifex, worker: see office

noun

Obsolete an officinal drug or preparation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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