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Definition of Magistral

1. a. Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic.

2. n. A sovereign medicine or remedy.

Definition of Magistral

1. Adjective. Pertaining to or befitting a master; authoritative. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

2. Adjective. (obsolete pharmacology) Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective. (defdate 16th-17th c.) ¹

3. Adjective. (pharmacology) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

4. Noun. A sovereign medicine or remedy. ¹

5. Noun. A magistral line. ¹

6. Noun. Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Magistral

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Magistral

1. 1. Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic. 2. Commanded or prescribed by a magister, especially. By a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a magistral sirup. "Some magistral opiate." 3. Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines. Magistral line, the guiding line, or outline, or outline, by which the form of the work is determined. It is usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top line of the escarp in permanent fortifications. Origin: L. Magistralis: cf. F. Magistral. See Magistrate. 1. A sovereign medicine or remedy. 2. A magistral line. 3. Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Magistral

Literary usage of Magistral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1906)
"The doctoral and magistral ... 1640, Urban VIII, to evade a direct decision, revived the brief of Sixtus IV forbidding the use of the doctoral and magistral ..."

2. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1915)
"The magistral group of mines, owned and operated by the Lustre Mining Co. is situated near Santa Maria del Oro, Durango, Mex., about 50 miles south of ..."

3. American Druggist (1885)
"Mix, filter, and preserve in the dark. NUEVO FORMULARIO magistral. ... [NEW magistral FORMULARY. ..."

4. Chambers's Biographical Dictionary: The Great of All Times and Nations by Francis Hindes Groome, David Patrick (1898)
"... prepared the way for his magistral work, The Book of Ser «arco Pola (1871 ; 2d. ed. 1875). His next great work was the Anglo-India* Glossary, ..."

5. The School of Mines Quarterly by Columbia University School of Chemistry (1915)
"The magistral group of mines, owned and operated by the Lustre Mining Co. is situated near Santa Maria del Oro, Durango, Mex., about 50 miles south of ..."

6. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"magistral method, a schoolmaster's method of teaching established truth. to use ... magistral character, conduct, or teaching; magisterial air or authority. ..."

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