Meanings
adverbofficinally (not comparable)
- not comparableIn officinal terms.
This tartrate, when freed from impurities, is known officinally under the name of cream of tartar.
1827, Robert Hare, A Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania
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APA
officinally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officinally
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “officinally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/officinally.
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