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| of·fic·i·nal [ ə físsən'l ] |
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medicine kept in stock: a stocked medicine rather than one specially prepared according to a prescription
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medicinal: having medicinal properties, especially those recognized by a pharmacopoeia
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| [Late 17th century. Via medieval Latin officinalis< officina "workshop" (later "storeroom for medicines") < Latin officium (see office)] |
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 of·fic·i·nal·ly adverb |
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