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officinal

/ˌɒfɪˈsaɪnəl/

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

adjective more officinal · most officinal

dated Medicinal. The leaves are the officinal part;
obsolete, rare Used in a shop, or belonging to it. In this Part of the Town, are also three Convents, seventeen Churches, an Academy, a Printing-House, a Library, the Mint, and the Grand Dispensatory, which last is a very magnificent Building, and the Officinal Furniture is very rich, for the Pots are all of China, and the Glasses Chrystal.
obsolete 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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@misc{officinal_2026,
  title = {officinal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/officinal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}