magistral

English

/ˈmadʒɪstɹəl/

adj
Definitions
  • Pertaining to or befitting a master; authoritative.
  • (obsolete) Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective.
  • (pharmacology) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.

Etymology

Derived from French magistral derived from Latin magistrālis.

Origin

Latin

magistrālis

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