01 a. Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
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Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.
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2 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Dispensatory
· Dis·pen·sa·to·ry
· IPA /dɪsˈpɛnsəˌtɔɹi/
02 n. A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not alwa…
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Dispensatories
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A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It is usually, but not always, distinguished from a pharmacopœia in that it issued by private parties, and not by an official body or by government.