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officinal

of·fic·i·nal [ ə físsən'l ]


noun 
Definition:
 
medicine kept in stock: a stocked medicine rather than one specially prepared according to a prescription



adjective 
Definition:
 
medicinal: having medicinal properties, especially those recognized by a pharmacopoeia

[Late 17th century. Via medieval Latin officinalis< officina "workshop" (later "storeroom for medicines") < Latin officium (see office)]

of·fic·i·nal·ly adverb
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