MAGISTRAL
\mˈad͡ʒɪstɹə͡l], \mˈadʒɪstɹəl], \m_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ_s_t_ɹ_əl]\
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A sovereign medicine or remedy.
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A magistral line.
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Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.
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Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; - opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.
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A sovereign medicine or remedy.
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A magistral line.
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Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.
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Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; - opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
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Same etymon. Extemporaneous. A prescription is so called- Formula magistralis seu extemporanea-which is prepared extemporaneously; an officinal prescription-Formula officinalis-being such as has been prepared for some time before it is prescribed.
By Robley Dunglison
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