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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024of•fic•i•nal (ə fis′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj. - Drugskept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Cf. magistral (def. 1).
- Drugsrecognized by a pharmacopoeia.
n. - Drugsan officinal medicine.
- 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; compare office) + -ālis -al1
- 1710–20
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