Associations to the word «Officinal»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

OFFICINAL, adjective. Medicinal.
OFFICINAL, adjective. (obsolete) (rare) Used in a shop, or belonging to it.
OFFICINAL, adjective. (obsolete) (pharmaceutical) Kept in stock by apothecaries; said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.

Wise words

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