officinally

English

Etymology

From officinal +‎ -ly.

Adverb

officinally (not comparable)

  1. In officinal terms.
    • 1827, Robert Hare, A Compendium of the Course of Chemical Instruction in the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania:
      This tartrate, when freed from impurities, is known officinally under the name of cream of tartar.
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