galenical

ga·len·i·cal

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gey-len-i-kuh l, guh-]
- /geɪˈlɛn ɪ kəl, gə-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gey-len-i-kuh l, guh-]
- /geɪˈlɛn ɪ kəl, gə-/

Definitions of galenical word

noun galenical an herb or other vegetable drug, distinguished from a mineral or chemical drug. 1
noun galenical a crude drug, tincture, or decoction, distinguished from a preparation that has been refined. 1
abbreviation GALENICAL galenic. 1
adjective galenical (initial capital letter) Galenic (def 1). 1
adjective galenical Galenic (def 2). 1
noun galenical (of a medicine) made of natural rather than synthetic components. 1

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Origin of galenical

First appearance:

before 1645

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1645-55; Galenic + -al1

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Parts of speech for Galenical

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Galenical

galenical popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

galenical usage trend in Literature

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