officinal

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She tinctured all his thoughts; she was the compound extract of all that was chemically pure and officinal--the dispensatory contained nothing equal to her.

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  1. adjective Readily available in pharmacies; not requiring special preparation.
  2. adjective Recognized by a pharmacopoeia: an officinal herb.
  3. noun An officinal drug.

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  1. French, from Medieval Latin officīnālis, of a storeroom or workshop, from Latin officīna, workshop, alteration of opificīna, from opifex, opific-, workman : opus, work; see op- in Indo-European roots + facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French officinal = Spanish oficinal = Portuguese officinal = Italian officinale, from Middle Latin officinalis, of the shop or office, New Latin specifically of an apothecary's shop, from Latin officina, a workshop, laboratory, Middle Latin also office: see officine.
 

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