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Definitions for Officinal
[1] kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Compare magistral(def 1) .
[2] recognized by a pharmacopoeia.
[3] an officinal medicine.
[4] (of pharmaceutical products) available without prescription
[5] (of a plant) having pharmacological properties
[6] an officinal preparation or plant
Words nearby Officinal
officialize, officially, officiant, officiary, officiate, officinal, officious, officious will, offing, offish, offlap
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 , adverb
non·of·fic·i·nal , adjective
Word origin for Officinal
C17: from Medieval Latin officīnālis, from Latin officīna workshop; see office