Definitions for: Officinal

Webster (1913) Definition: Of*fic"i*nal, a. [F., fr. L. officina a workshop,
contr.fr. opificina, fr. opifex a workman; opus work + facere
to make or do.]
1. Used in a shop, or belonging to it. [Obs. or R.]
--Johnson.

2. (Pharm.) Kept in stock by apothecaries; -- said of such
drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special
preparation or compounding; not magistral.

Note: This term is often interchanged with official, but in
strict use officinal drugs are not necessarily
official. See Official, a., 3.

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