officinal

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Etymology

From , from officīna ("a workshop"), contracted from opificīna, from opifex ("a workman"); opus ("work") + faciō ("to make or do").

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌɒfɪˈsaɪnəl/

Adjective

officinal

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

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