officinal

[ uh-fis-uh-nl ]

/ əˈfɪs ə nl /

adjective

kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug.Compare magistral (def. 1).

recognized by a pharmacopoeia.

noun

an officinal medicine.

Origin of officinal

1710–20; <Medieval Latin officīnālis of a store or workshop, equivalent to Latin officīn(a) workshop, presumably contraction of opificīna (opific-, stem of opifex artisan, equivalent to opi-, combining form akin to opus work + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do¹ + -īna-ine¹; cf. office) + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM officinal

of·fic·i·nal·ly, adverbnon·of·fic·i·nal, adjective

Words nearby officinal

Official Solicitor, official strike, officiant, officiary, officiate, officinal, officious, officious will, offing, offish, off-island

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Example sentences from the Web for officinal

The Acetate crystallises in tufts of needles; as stated, it is not officinal in any of the European pharmacopœias.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
An ointment, made of one part of the extract to nine of simple ointment, is officinal in the German pharmacopœia.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection|Alexander Wynter Blyth
The leaves are the officinal part, and their active properties depend on a peculiar, oily-like alkaloid, called Nicotin.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom|P. L. Simmonds
The rhizome, which is the officinal part, though yellow in the recent root, becomes of a dark yellowish-brown by age.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

Some of the plants were once used as a purgative, as in the case of the officinal polyporus, the great puff ball, etc.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson

British Dictionary definitions for officinal

officinal

/ (ɒˈfɪsɪnəl, ˌɒfɪˈsaɪnəl) pharmacol obsolete /

adjective

(of pharmaceutical products) available without prescription

(of a plant) having pharmacological properties

noun

an officinal preparation or plant

Derived forms of officinal

officinally, adverb

Word Origin for officinal

C17: from Medieval Latin officīnālis, from Latin officīna workshop; see office

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Medical definitions for officinal

officinal

[ ə-fĭs′ə-nəl, ŏf′ĭ-sī′nəl ]

adj.

Readily available in pharmacies; not requiring special preparation.

Recognized by a pharmacopoeia.

n.

An official drug.

单词	officinal
释义	officinal [ uh-fis-uh-nl ] / əˈfɪs ə nl / adjective kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug.Compare magistral (def. 1). recognized by a pharmacopoeia. noun an officinal medicine. Origin of officinal 1710–20; <Medieval Latin officīnālis of a store or workshop, equivalent to Latin officīn(a) workshop, presumably contraction of opificīna (opific-, stem of opifex artisan, equivalent to opi-, combining form akin to opus work + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do¹ + -īna-ine¹; cf. office) + -ālis-al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM officinal of·fic·i·nal·ly, adverbnon·of·fic·i·nal, adjective Words nearby officinal Official Solicitor, official strike, officiant, officiary, officiate, officinal, officious, officious will, offing, offish, off-island Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for officinal The Acetate crystallises in tufts of needles; as stated, it is not officinal in any of the European pharmacopœias. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth An ointment, made of one part of the extract to nine of simple ointment, is officinal in the German pharmacopœia. Poisons: Their Effects and Detection\|Alexander Wynter Blyth The leaves are the officinal part, and their active properties depend on a peculiar, oily-like alkaloid, called Nicotin. The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom\|P. L. Simmonds The rhizome, which is the officinal part, though yellow in the recent root, becomes of a dark yellowish-brown by age. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley Some of the plants were once used as a purgative, as in the case of the officinal polyporus, the great puff ball, etc. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson British Dictionary definitions for officinal officinal / (ɒˈfɪsɪnəl, ˌɒfɪˈsaɪnəl) pharmacol obsolete / adjective (of pharmaceutical products) available without prescription (of a plant) having pharmacological properties noun an officinal preparation or plant Derived forms of officinal officinally, adverb Word Origin for officinal C17: from Medieval Latin officīnālis, from Latin officīna workshop; see office Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for officinal officinal [ ə-fĭs′ə-nəl, ŏf′ĭ-sī′nəl ] adj. Readily available in pharmacies; not requiring special preparation. Recognized by a pharmacopoeia. n. An official drug. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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