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- [uh-fis-uh-nl]
- /əˈfɪs ə nl/
- /ɔfɪˈsaɪnl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-fis-uh-nl]
- /əˈfɪs ə nl/
Definitions of officinal word
- adjective officinal kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Compare magistral (def 1). 1
- adjective officinal recognized by a pharmacopoeia. 1
- noun officinal an officinal medicine. 1
- noun officinal (of an herb or drug) standardly used in medicine. 1
- adjective officinal (of pharmaceutical products) available without prescription 0
- adjective officinal (of a plant) having pharmacological properties 0
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Origin of officinal
First appearance:
before 1710 One of the 50% oldest English words
1710-20; < Medieval Latin officīnālis of a store or workshop, equivalent to Latin officīn(a) workshop, presumably contraction of opificīna (opific-, stem of opifex artisan, equivalent to opi-, combining form akin to opus work + -fic-, combining form of facere to make, do1 + -īna -ine1; cf. office) + -ālis -al1
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Parts of speech for Officinal
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
officinal popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.
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