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chartula

US/ˈkɑːrtʃələ/

chartula noun: a small piece of paper for the storage of one dose of a medicinal powder.

Noun

chartula (plural chartulae)

  1. (obsolete) A small piece of paper for the storage of one dose of a medicinal powder.

Forms of chartula

pluralchartulae

Origin of chartula

Learned borrowing from Latin chartula (“little paper”). Doublet of charter.

Questions about chartula

What does chartula mean?
Chartula means a small piece of paper for the storage of one dose of a medicinal powder.
What part of speech is chartula?
Chartula is a noun.
How do you pronounce chartula?
Chartula is pronounced /ˈkɑːrtʃələ/ (US).
What is the plural of chartula?
The plural of chartula is chartulae.

Words near chartula in the dictionary

  1. Chartreux
  2. chartroom
  3. chartrooms
  4. charts
  5. charts of accounts
  6. chartula
  7. chartulae
  8. chartularies
  9. chartulary
  10. chartwise
  11. chartwork

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