of·fi·ci·nal /əˈfɪsṇəl, ɔ, ɑ; ˌɔfəˈsaɪnḷ, ˌɑ-/
(a.)依照藥方的,藥用的,成藥的成藥
of·fi·ci·nal /əˈfɪsṇəl, ɔ, ɑ; ˌɔfəˈsaɪnḷ, ˌɑf-/ 形容詞
藥用的,藥房的,藥典的,法定的
Of·fic·i·nal a.
1. Used in a shop, or belonging to it. [Obs. or R.]
2. Pharm. Kept in stock by apothecaries; -- said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.
Note: ☞ This term is often interchanged with official, but in strict use officinal drugs are not necessarily official. See Official, a., 3.
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