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officinally

officinally adverb: in officinal terms.

Adverb

officinally (not comparable)

  1. In 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

Origin of officinally

From officinal + -ly.

Questions about officinally

What does officinally mean?
Officinally means in officinal terms.
What part of speech is officinally?
Officinally is an adverb.

Words near officinally in the dictionary

  1. officiators
  2. officina
  3. officinae
  4. officinal
  5. officinalisinin
  6. officinally
  7. officinas
  8. officing
  9. officing up
  10. officious
  11. officious intermeddler

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